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Steamboat Model

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This file appears in: Steamboat Inventor

John Fitch's steamboat model is shown here. Image in the public domain.


This file appears in: Steamboat Inventor

Steamboat Inventor

By Tim Talbott and Christopher Beebout
Historical Marker #944 in Bardstown (Nelson County) commemorates steamboat innovator John Fitch, whose pioneering work helped set the stage for a transportation revolution. Fitch was born on…

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