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Who Invented the Steamboat The Controversy Continues
The piece surveys claims on steamboat invention, naming Robert Fulton, John Fitch, Samuel Morey, Oliver Evans, and others. It notes government recognitions, Smithsonian labels, and a 1935 anniversary plan, while tracing the evolving debate over which figure merits credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Fulton
Hall of Fame
New York University
America
John Fitch
Delaware River
Fulton
Hudson
Clermont
Fitch
Smithsonian Institution
Joan Fitch
Philadelphia
Burlington
Malcom Kerr
Yale University Press
Samuel Morey
New Hampshire
Hartford
New York
Morey
Bordentown
Delaware
William Longstreet
New Jersey
Elijah Ormsbee
Connecticut
Cranston
Stevens
Benjamin Franklin
James Rumsey
Maryland
Franklin
Rumsey
General Washington
Bath
Franks
Rumesery
London
Livingston
Henry St. Shreve
Shreveport
Shreve
Washington
Loouisville
New Orleans
Weaturn Newapanst Union