jul 30, 1818 - First steamboat on the Great Lakes
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The first steamboat on the upper Great Lakes was the passenger carrying Walk-In-The-Water, built in 1818 to navigate Lake Erie. It was a success and more vessels like it followed. Steamboats on the lakes grew in size and number, and additional decks were built on the superstructure to allow more capacity.
The Great Lakes were one of the first places where steamboats were used and where their multiple deck construction originated.
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