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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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020 James Rumsey is an episode from National Rivers Hall of Fame podcast by Bill Wiemuth. Twenty years before Robert Fulton debuted his successful steamboat, James Rumsey unveiled his revolutionary "jet" propelled steamboat in 1787. The epi...

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