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Robert Fulton was born on a farm in Little Britian, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on November 14 in 1765.
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On August 17, 1807, Robert Fulton's "Clermont" was fully constructed and ventured out on its first voyage from its construction site, New York City up the Hudson river to Albany. It wasn't the very first steamboat built, but it was the first to become a practical, financial, and commercially successful steamboat. The reason the steamboat was built was to transport goods and people easier, and upstream.
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Robert Fulton died on Februrary 14th, 1815 at the age of 49 in New York City.
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Built in 1867 at Wheeling, Virginia. Finished at Pittsburgh, complete with a wood hull.
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Built in St. Louis, Missouri. Completed at the St. Louis wharf, with a wooden hull.
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Modern day paddle-steamboat, the Mississippi Queen, is 382 feet long, 68 feet wide and has a height of 71 feet. It can hold a maximum of 422 passengers. The Mississippi Queen discontinued its cruising in 2008.
