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- Lithograph, "The Grave of Fulton, Trinity Churchyard-Broadway New York," circa 1856 - This lithograph illustrates the grave of American engineer and inventor Robert Fulton, located at Trinity Churchyard in New York City. Although Fulton did not invent the steamboat, as is commonly believed, he was instrumental in making steamboat travel a reality. He tested his boat, <em>Clermont</em>, on the Hudson River in 1807, steaming upriver to Albany from New York City.
- 1856
- Collections - Artifact
Lithograph, "The Grave of Fulton, Trinity Churchyard-Broadway New York," circa 1856
This lithograph illustrates the grave of American engineer and inventor Robert Fulton, located at Trinity Churchyard in New York City. Although Fulton did not invent the steamboat, as is commonly believed, he was instrumental in making steamboat travel a reality. He tested his boat, Clermont, on the Hudson River in 1807, steaming upriver to Albany from New York City.