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North River Steamboat

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The steamboat was the first commercial boat to use steam.  it stopped on its maiden voyage here at Robert Livingston's home.  Livingston funded the building of the boat.

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The 1909 replica of the North River Steamboat at anchor

The North River Steamboat or North River (often erroneously referred to as Clermont) is widely regarded as the world's first commercially successful steamboat. Built in 1807, the North River Steamboat operated on the Hudson River (at that time often known as the North River) between New York and Albany. She was the first vessel to demonstrate the viability of using steam propulsion for commercial river transportation. She was built by the wealthy investor and politician Robert Livingston and inventor and entrepreneur Robert Fulton (1765–1815).

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