Old steamboat days on the Hudson River : tales and reminiscences of the stirring times that followed the introduction of steam navigation (1907)
Buckman, David Lear · New York : The Grafton press · leaf 166
. The date named is the birthdayof Robert Fulton and the year marks the first century ofthe successful application of steam to navigation. It isthe purpose in building the Water Gate not only tohonor the genius of Fulton, but at the same time toprovide a suitable landing place for…
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