Sunday, December 4, 2011

Seafaring Sunday: Three Knots

December 3, 1787: A steamboat piloted by James Rumsey and loaded with two tons of ballast achieved three knots against the current on the Potomac River in West Virginia.  Eight lucky passengers were along for the auspicious ride.

Header: Modern steamboat via Industrial Revolution in America (dotcom)
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2 comments:

Timmy! said...

Ahoy Pauline! Progress just keeps inexorably moving forward...

December 4, 2011 at 5:49 PM
Pauline said...

It does; sometimes for good, sometimes not so much.

December 4, 2011 at 6:12 PM

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