Steamboat

steamboat
On August 17, 1807, the first American steamboat trip took place on the Hudson River in New York. With about 40 people on board, Robert Fulton and Robert Livingston launched the "North River Steamboat" from New York City up the Hudson River to Albany, New York. The boat covered 150 miles in 32 hours (with an overnight stop) at an average speed of five miles per hour. Nicknamed "Fulton's Folly," it was in fact a total success.