First -- Steamboat to Successfully Navigate the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers - New Orleans, LA
Posted by: Metro2
N 29° 57.405 W 090° 03.761
15R E 783483 N 3317623
This steamboat was owned by Robert Fulton and Robert R. Livingston, and built by Nicholas Roosevelt,
Waymark Code: WMQ5M9
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 12/24/2015
Views: 5
This Louisiana historical marker, located near the riverfront, reads:
"THE STEAMER NEW ORLEANS
On January 10, 1812 the "New Orleans" commanded Nicholas Roosevelt, arrived on this spot it was the first steamboat to successfully navigate the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Steamboats were a major factor in the growth of New Orleans as a major port."
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