{{one source, date=September 2017 The ''Hoosier'' was the first steamboat to operate above Willamette Falls on the Willamette River in Oregon. It was built by John Kruse, and owned by John Zumwalt. James D. Miller worked on this boat and in 1856 became its owner.

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''The Other Side of Oregon'', by Ralph Friedman p. 378, Caxton Printers, Caldwell, ID 1993 Steamboats of the Willamette River Paddle steamers of Oregon Passenger ships of the United States Ships built in Oregon 1851 ships Oregon Territory