Historical Marker
Grave of Steamboat Captain
Historical marker location:
Louisville, Kentucky
( Bank St. at entrance to Portland Cem., Louisville)
Mary M. Miller of Louisville, a pioneer among women, was issued license as master of a steamboat on inland waters, Feb. 16, 1884, in New Orleans. License authorized her to navigate waters of Quachita, Mississippi, Red, and other western rivers. She and her husband George, a pilot and master, owned steamboat Saline, built nearby. Died 1894; buried in Portland Cem.