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jan 1, 1803 - Invention of the Steamboat

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Robert Fulton invented the first successful steamboat named "Clermont". Steamboats became a popular method of transportation for passengers and goods along the Mississippi River and other rivers across the United States. Steamboats were a faster mode of transportation that other modes of water travel.

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jan 1, 1803
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~ 223 years ago