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On August 17, 1807, thousands of New Yorkers gathered along the Hudson River. Ma

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On August 17, 1807, thousands of New Yorkers gathered along the Hudson River. Many had come to ridicule the noisy, spark-spuming contraption built by Robert Fulton—a steam-powered boat. But as the paddle wheels began to churn and the boat moved, the jeers turned to cheers. The boat made the 150-mile trip to Albany in eight hours.
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