Most everyone remembers studying the miraculous invention of the steamboat by Robert Fulton in 1807, but few realize how rapidly this mode of travel became of importance to the U.S. expansion to the ...
On Aug. 26, 1791, John Fitch and James Rumsey, rivals battling over claims to the invention, were each granted a federal patent for the steamboat. They devised different systems for their steamboats.
The arrival of the first steamboat in Arkansas in 1820 ushered in an era of commerce and travel for the newly created territory. Within a few years, it was possible to make a trip from Little Rock or ...
The Times-Picayune is marking the tricentennial of New Orleans with its ongoing 300 for 300 project, running through 2018 and highlighting the moments and people that connect and inspire us. Today, ...
The arrival of the first steamboat in Arkansas in 1820 ushered in an era of commerce and travel for the newly created territory. Within a few years, it was possible to make a trip from Little Rock or ...
The steamboat, an oft forgotten part of our past, became the most important means of transportation for the state. Most everyone remembers studying the miraculous invention of the steamboat by Robert ...