John Fitch, American Inventor
John Fitch (1743-1798) was an American inventor, clockmaker, and silversmith. The era of the steamboat began in America in 1787 when John Fitch made the first successful trial of a steamboat on the Delaware River on August 22, 1787, in the presence of members of the Constitutional Convention
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1743 1787 1798 Clockmaker Fitch Silversmith Steam Powered Steam-powered Steamboat
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