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Born November 14, 1765 • Lancaster • Pennsylvania • (Birthday tomorrow)
Died February 24, 1815 (aged 49) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors Hall of Fame (1900)
Inventions “Clermont”
Subjects Of Study canal

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Painting of the Clermont steamship with an American flag, billowing smoke, and side paddle wheel, surrounded by sailboats and rowboats on a river near a town.
Side view illustration of the North River Steamboat, also known as Clermont, showing a paddle wheel powered by a steam engine, a central smokestack emitting smoke, and an American flag at the stern.
Fulton, Robert: Clermont
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