The Steamboat "Washington"

The Steamboat "Washington" (HM2MRM)

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N 40° 3.827', W 80° 43.4'

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In June 1816, Henry Miller Shreve launched his steamboat "Washington" from Wheeling, where it was built. The boat represented a major shift from the Fulton-Livingston design of larger steamships. Its minimal draft made it particularly well suited to the shallower western rivers. Shreve's design served as the prototype for all subsequent western-waters steamboats.
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HM NumberHM2MRM
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Year Placed2014
Placed ByWNHAC & John Bowman, West Virginia Archives & History
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Date Added Saturday, November 9th, 2019 at 4:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 523594 N 4434873
Decimal Degrees40.06378333, -80.72333333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 3.827', W 80° 43.4'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 3' 49.62" N, 80° 43' 24" W
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