Ronem t1_j15ky3v wrote
Reply to comment by Thereelgerg in When this bridge in Fort Benton, Montana, USA was built 1888 it was required to have a swing span to allow steamboats to navigate. It was considered the furthest navigable point on Earth, more than 2,700 miles from the Gulf of Mexico. by triviafrenzy
Look up the definition of "navigable". It's very specific.
Thereelgerg t1_j15lkft wrote
The issue isn't the definition of the word navigable. The issue is that it doesn't tell us what that point is furthest from.
Are they trying to say that it's the navigable point furthest from the Gulf of Mexico? If so, that's just not true.
LOL, she asked me to prove something then blocked me.
Edit:
[https://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=mcafee&type=E211US714G0&p=navigable] (of a waterway or sea, able to be sailed on by ships or boats)
There are waterways and seas that are able to be sailed on by ships or boats which are also further away from the Gulf of Mexico than 2,700 miles.
Ronem t1_j15lser wrote
At the time, it was the furthest navigable point from the Gulf of Mexico. Traveling natural waterways inland away from the ocean waters.
It was true.
Prove it wasn't.
Its been discussed ad nauseum in this thread.
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