A sketch of the Clermont making its first voyage up the Hudson River. Source: Wikipedia Commons. On August 17, 1807 Robert Fulton piloted his first steamboat up the Hudson River to Albany. A ...

CLERMONT ONCE MORE FLOATS IN THE BAY; Model of Fulton's First Steamboat Launched at Staten Island Yards. NAMED BY HIS DESCENDANT Mrs. Sutcliffe, Great-Granddaughter of the Inventor, Stands Sponsor ...

CLERMONT – The group Friends of Clermont is preparing to celebrate in 2007 the bicentennial of the world’s first practical steamboat and its maiden voyage on the Hudson River.The private, not ...

REVIVING THE FAME OF COL. STEVENS; First to Operate a Twin-Screw Propelled Steamboat in This Country. OUTFLANKED BY FULTON He Was Building a Paddleboat When the Clermont's Inventor Got a Monopoly ...

A group of students have recreated a steamboat that was built when Thomas Jefferson was still president of the United States. Latest. ... "The Clermont was launched in 1807, ...

Object Details Author Shagena, Jack L Subject Rumsey, James 1743?-1792 Fulton, Robert 1765-1815 Notes "A history of the steamboat contributions of William Henry, James Rumsey, John Fitch, Oliver Evans ...

ALBANY, N.Y. | Cruising along at five miles per hour, Robert Fulton made his famous steamboat voyage up the Hudson River from New York City to Albany in 32 hours.