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Morgan Morgan
Morgan Morgan helped plan amd build the first public road in western Virginia -
Robert Harper
Robert Harper began operating a ferry across the Potomac River -
James Rumsey
James Rumsey launched his steam-powered boat on the potomac river -
James river & Kanawha Turnpike
James river & Kanawha Turnpike reached the Kanawha Valley -
First ocean-going ship
The First ocean-going ship was built at Elizabeth, Pennsylvania -
George Stephenson
Englishman George Stephenson built a steam locomotive -
Robert Fulton
Robert Fulton demonstrated his steamboat, the Clermont, on a trip from New York to Albany -
New Orleans
The New Orleans, the first steamboat to travel on the Ohio & mississippi rivers, was launched -
Enterprise
The Enterprise was the first steamboat to make a trip upstream from New Orleans to Louisville -
National Road
The national road was completed from Cumberland, Maryland to Wheelings. -
First steam locomotive
the first successful steam locomotive ran on the tracks in New Jersey -
Baltimore & ohio railroad
construction of the Baltimore & ohio railroad began in western Virginia -
Tom Thumb
The steam engine Tom Thumb raced a stagecoach -
Horizontal boiler
The first Horizontal boiler locomotive was built in America -
Northwestern Turnpike
The Northwestern Turnpike was completed to Parkersburg -
Suspension bridge
A Suspension bridge connecting Ohio and West Virginia was built at Wheeling -
Baltimore & Ohio railroad
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad reached wheeling