Steamboats on Long Island Sound
(Part of the Images of America: Connecticut Series)
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Robert Fulton built the world's first commercially successful steamboat in 1807, but it was not until after the War of 1812 that these vessels entered service along the Long Island Sound. For 127 years, between 1815 and 1942, steamboats provided a link between New York and cities in southern New England, greatly reducing travel time. Steamboats served the Connecticut cities of Stamford, Norwalk, Bridgeport, Derby, New Haven, Hartford, New London,...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1467122238
ISBN13:9781467122238
Release Date:November 2014
Publisher:Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Length:128 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"
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