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Bookmark or Share- When Deadly Steamboat Races Enthralled America - Smithsonian MagazineGreg Daugherty. History Correspondent. April 26, 2023. A lithograph of the 1870 Great Mississippi Steamboat Race Metropolitan Museum of Art under public domain. During the 19th century, hundreds...
- Steamboat - WikipediaA steamboat is a boat that is propelled primarily by steam power, typically driving propellers or paddlewheels. Steamboats sometimes use the prefix designation SS, S.S. or S/S (for 'Screw Steamer') or PS (for 'Paddle Steamer'); however, these designations are most often used for steamships .
- A Brief History of Steamboats - ThoughtCoThe First Steamboats . John Fitch was the first to build a steamboat in the United States. His initial 45-foot craft successfully navigated the Delaware River on August 22, 1787. Fitch later built a larger vessel to carry passengers and freight between Philadelphia and Burlington, New Jersey.
- Steamboat - National Geographic SocietyAny seagoing vessel drawing energy from a steam-powered engine can be called a steamboat. However, the term most commonly describes the kind of craft propelled by the turning of steam-driven paddle wheels and often found on rivers in the United States in the 19th century.
- Steamboating the Rivers - Steamboats.orgLearn more about paddle-wheel steamboats, their history and find links to other websites related to river and steamboat topics, a steamboat database and more, from our comprehensive History, Education & Links resources.
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