James Rumsey

James Rumsey (HMCQ)

Location: Warwick, MD 21912 Cecil County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 25.153', W 75° 46.49'

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The inventor of the steam boat was born 1743 two miles north of this point in "Middle Neck". George Washington showed much interest in Rumsey's experiments and made him superintendent of "The Potomac Company."
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Placed ByState Roads Commission
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Date Added Thursday, September 11th, 2014 at 5:22pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 433303 N 4363585
Decimal Degrees39.41921667, -75.77483333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 25.153', W 75° 46.49'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 25' 9.18" N, 75° 46' 29.40" W
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Area Code(s)410
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 151-173 MD-282, Warwick MD 21912, US
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