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1811

The New Orleans,the first steamboat on the inland rivers, was launched on the Ohio River at Pittsburgh

Other events that happened on or around 1811

1816

Capt. Henry Shreve constructed his steamboat Washington from the timbers of Fort Henry, Wheeling

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1825

Capt. Henry Shreve replaced the first Washington with the George Washington

Other events that happened on or around 1825


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