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020 James Rumsey

National Rivers Hall of Fame podcast by Bill Wiemuth

Oct 18, 201704:28Education

Twenty years before Robert Fulton debuted his successful steamboat, James Rumsey unveiled his revolutionary "jet" propelled steamboat in 1787.

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Published Oct 18, 2017 and 04:28 long