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| Description: On August 17, 1807, thousands of New Yorkers gathered along the Hudson River. Many had come to ridicule the noisy, spark-spuming contraption built by Robert Fulton—a steam-powered boat. But as the paddle wheels began to churn and the boat moved, the jeers turned to cheers. The boat made the 150-mile trip to Albany in eight hours. Picture Stats: Views: 499 Filesize: 216.03kB Height: 1004 Width: 1500 Source: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=22285 |