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First successful Steamboat trial
John Finch makes first successful trial of a 45ft steamboat on the Delaware River in the presence of members from the Constitutional Convention. -
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1787-1900
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First patent
The first US patent awarded for a steamboat is awarded for Briggs and Longstreet. -
John Fitch
John Fitch builds the first steamboat on the Ohio River -
Steam Tugboat
William Symington builds a steam tugboat with a paddle wheel -
Steam-powered side wheeler
Robert Fulton demonstrates steam-powered side wheeler on the Hudson river -
High-pressure engine
Daniel French pioneers use of high-pressure engine -
First Manufactory
Oliver Evans establishes first steam engine manufactory in the west -
Freight Boats built
Thousands of shallow-draft steam-powered freight boats are built and put into servicce on Americas inland waterways -
Collision
"The America" collided with the "United States" near Warsaw 40 were killed -
Floating Palaces
Boat owners rspond to competition from RR by building "floating palaces" made for elegance and speed -
Greene Line Steamers
Gordon C. Greene founds Greene Line Steamers to offer short-line packet service on upper Ohio
