New York poised to place Harriet Tubman in US Capitol
ALBANY, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul’s lifelong obsession with Harriet Tubman is propelling an effort to place a statue of ...
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Unfreezing New York’s Projects
The buildings’ conditions are an insult to the legacy of their namesakes: Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat; and John Lovejoy Elliott, a Progressive-era reformer and founder of the Hudson Guild ...
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The Robert Fulton Memorial
It was not claimed that Fulton was the actual inventor of the steamboat, but it is claimed ... KOro TO TTHE MEMtoORY OF ROBERT TOTOW. Born 1765. Died 1815. By THE AMCAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ...
When steamboats ruled the Hudson: 'The Boats of Summer' was Demarest man's passion project
Once, the Hudson River was crammed with pleasure boats, taking city folks to picnics and parks all summer long.
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When steamboats ruled the Hudson: 'The Boats of Summer' was Demarest man's passion project
What was going on had been going on since 1807, when Robert Fulton's North River Steamboat — sometimes incorrectly called the Clermont — made its first run from New York to Albany, proving the ...
Scientific American12d
The Early History of Ocean Steam Navigation
This was the first sea voyage of a steamer, and after this time the evolution of the steamboat was rapid. The first war steamer was built at New York by Robert Fulton. During the war of 1812 ...
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Idaho In Song
[Steve Fulton] I love all those pieces and parts ... and it gets attached to a small steamboat named the Idaho. Then what happens is a party of people under Elias Pierce find gold in the ...