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Savannah steamship's 1819 transatlantic run hailed as American triumph
The article recalls the 1819 voyage of the Savannah led by Captain Moses Rogers, the first steamship crossing from New York to Savannah. It notes the launch in Savannah, the cautious public reception, and the voyage's dramatic reception abroad. It highlights the vessel's use of steam intermittently, the crew, and the voyage’s enduring legacy in American maritime history.
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Savannah
Great Britain
Moses Rogers
New London
Conn
Robert Fulton
Stogers
Ocean
Hudson River
Chesapeake Bay
Rogers
Georgia
Feckett and Crockett
New York City
Stephen Vail
Morrietown
N. J
United States National Museum
New York
Savanash
Dte
Atlantic Ocean
Charleston
D. C
Haring
James Monroe
Tybee Light
Washington
Europe
Savannah Republican
Liverpool
Hogers
Apantle
Tre
Ireland
Cork
London
John Quincy Adams
Atlantic
Jerome Bonaparte
Evbyone
Napoleon
St. Slelena
Sweden
Russia
Agath
Whiteh
Savgoonh
Long Island
Western
Union