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John Ordway And Patrick Gass
| 题名： | John Ordway And Patrick Gass |
| 正文语种： | eng |
| 作者： | CAPT. DAVID SMITH |
| 摘要： | The Fort Peck Dam on the Missouri River in Montana was authorized by Congress in 1927, and President Franklin Roosevelt signed an executive order in October 1933 under the National Industrial Recovery Act approving the construction of the project. Within a week of his signature, the Kansas City District of the U.S. Engineers opened an area office in Glasgow, Mont., to supervise the Fort Peck construction. As a part of this project, the U.S. Engineers' Gasconade, Mo., Boatyard began work on two sternwheel towboats to be utilized in the work there. These two boats were to be named after members of the famed Lewis & Clark Expedition; Sgt. John Ordway and Sgt. Patrick Gass. Ordway, born in New Hampshire in 1775, issued provisions during the trip, as well as serving as a keeper of registers and records. After the journey he settled near present-day New Madrid, Mo., and was the owner of two plantations. The 1811 earthquake decimated his landholdings, and he died in 1817. |
| 出版年： | 2022 |
| 期刊名称： | The Waterways Jouranl |
| 卷： | 136 |
| 期： | 11 |
| 页码： | 18,17 |
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