Nicholas J. Roosevelt and his pioneer steamboat voyage on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers from Pittsburgh to New Orleans in 1811 / by Henry Latrobe Roosevelt, circa 1930-1936.

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Nicholas J. Roosevelt and his pioneer steamboat voyage on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers from Pittsburgh to New Orleans in 1811 / by Henry Latrobe Roosevelt, circa 1930-1936.

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This essay concerns Nicholas J. Roosevelt (1767-1854) of New York, an inventor who collaborated with Robert Fulton and Robert R. Livingston in the development of steamboats. In 1811, he built and sailed the "New Orleans," the first steamboat on the western rivers, which sailed from Pittsburgh to New Orleans.

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Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815

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Civil engineer, artist, and inventor. From the description of Letter : New York, to Edward P. Livingston, Clermont, [N.Y.], 1814 February 11. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 50631960 Inventor, engineer, and artist. From the description of Papers, 1812-1815. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 50799372 Inventor. From the description of Robert Fulton papers, 1809-1838. (Columbia University In the City of New York). World...

Roosevelt, Henry L.

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Henry Latrobe Roosevelt (1879-1936) was a great-grandson of Nicholas J. Roosevelt and Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Navy (1933-1936). From the description of Nicholas J. Roosevelt and his pioneer steamboat voyage on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers from Pittsburgh to New Orleans in 1811 / by Henry Latrobe Roosevelt, circa 1930-1936. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 456574805 ...

Livingston, Robert R., 1746-1813

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First chancellor of New York State; agriculturalist and ambassador to France. From the description of Robert R. Livingston papers, 1707-1862. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58779437 Continental Congressman, diplomat, member of the New York Provincial Covention, the Continental Congress and served as U.S. Minister to France. From the description of Letter, 1802. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145407295 Robert R. Livingston ser...

New Orleans (Steamboat)

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The New Orleans, the first steamboat to navigate western waters, sailed from Pittsburgh bound for New Orleans in 1811. Built by Nicholas Roosevelt and backed by steamship builder Robert Fulton, the New Orleans proved that steam powered vessels could navigate the western waters. In 1911, the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania coordinated the building and subsequent sailing of a replica of New Orleanss, whose launching on November 1 was witnessed by President William Taft. From...

Roosevelt, Nicholas J., 1767-1854

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