History steamboat

Development of the Steamboat 1787-1900

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  • First successful Steamboat trial

    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.
  • Period: to

    1787-1900

  • 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

    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

    High-pressure engine

    Daniel French pioneers use of high-pressure engine
  • First Manufactory

    First Manufactory

    Oliver Evans establishes first steam engine manufactory in the west
  • Freight Boats built

    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

    Floating Palaces

    Boat owners rspond to competition from RR by building "floating palaces" made for elegance and speed
  • Greene Line Steamers

    Greene Line Steamers

    Gordon C. Greene founds Greene Line Steamers to offer short-line packet service on upper Ohio