The Clermont made her first voyage from New York to Albany, August 7th, 1807.
Her speed was about five miles an hour. During the winter of 1807-8 she was enlarged, her name being then changed to North River.
She continued to ply successfully on the Hudson as a passenger boat for a number of years,
her owners having acquired the exclusive right to navigate the waters of the State of New York by steam.

Author

Steam Navigation and Its Relation to the Commerce of Canada and the United States
By James Croil
Published in 1898
Available from gutenberg.org

Posted on

Wednesday 24 February 2021

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19th Century, America, Boats

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