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2. William Symington - Wikipedia

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   The hull of the boat was made by John Allan to Symington's direction and the Carron Company made the engine. The Charlotte Dundas was first sailed on 4 January 1803, with Lord Dundas and some of his friends and relatives on board. The crowd were pleased with what they saw, but Symington wanted to make improvements and another more ambitious ...

3. Steamboat Willie - Wikipedia

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   The Broadway Theatre in New York, seen in 2007, where Steamboat Willie was first shown in 1928; the venue was known as "Universal's Colony Theatre" at the time. Steamboat Willie premiered at Universal's Colony Theater in New York City on November 18, 1928. [27] The film was distributed by Celebrity Productions, and its initial run lasted two weeks.

4. Steamboats of the Mississippi - Wikipedia

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   "Harbinger of Revolution", in Full steam ahead: reflections on the impact of the first steamboat on the Ohio River, 1811-2011. Rita Kohn, editor. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society Press, pp. 1–16. ISBN 978-0-87195-293-6; Maass, Alfred R. (1994). "Brownsville's Steamboat Enterprize and Pittsburgh's Supply of General Jackson's Army".

5. Shoshone (Snake River sternwheeler) - Wikipedia

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   The Shoshone was the first steamboat built on the Snake River, Idaho, above Hells Canyon and the first of only two steamboats to be brought down through Hells Canyon to the lower Snake River. This was considered one of the most astounding feats of steamboat navigation ever accomplished. [3]

6. John Fitch (inventor) - Wikipedia

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   The John Fitch Steamboat Museum on the grounds of Craven Hall in Warminster, Pennsylvania includes a one-tenth scale (6 feet (1.8 m)-long), 100 pounds (45 kg) model of Fitch's original steamboat. [16] [17] Other remembrances include: An 1876 fresco in the United States Capitol by Constantino Brumidi depicts Fitch working on one of his steamboat ...

7. Great Lakes passenger steamers - Wikipedia

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   The U.S.-built Ontario (110 feet, 34 m), launched in the spring of 1817 at Sacketts Harbor, New York, began its regular service in April 1817 before Frontenac made its first trip to the head of the lake on June 5. [1] The first steamboat on the upper Great Lakes was the passenger-carrying Walk-in-the-water, built in 1818 to navigate Lake Erie ...

8. First, last and everything in between: Recapping the 2024 ...

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   The 26-year-old Peorian was running her first Steamboat since 2013. … Connor Riss , the 2023 15K runner-up, was the top overall finisher, beating the next closer runner by 10 seconds in 48:14. …

9. Walk-in-the-Water (steamboat) - Wikipedia

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   Walk-in-the-Water was considered the pioneer of steamboat navigation on several of the Great Lakes, [10] the first steamboat to run on Lake Erie. [4] Job Fish was Walk-in-the-Water' s first captain. Chief engineer was Brock Grant, and the second engineer was his cousin, William Whitney Grant.