SteamBoat Rides
An Experiences That Will Take You Back
Please Join Us
For a FREE steamboat ride on July 4th. Enjoy an experience that takes you back to the past. To get your free ticket, contact me at juana.marchuk@gmail.com. Hope to see you there :D
History of SteamBoats
The first successful steamboat trail of a forty-five-foot steamboat on the Delaware River on August 22, 1787 by John Fitch . The engines that are on steamboats were invented by James Watt. The steamboat was the first motorized boat.
Advantages
Steamboats could travel faster than normal boats. They could go through or against river currents without having to wait for proper wind.
Disadvantages
Steamboat were expensive to build and maintain in the 1900. They were also dangerous because the designs for the boats weren't very sturdy
Importance To North Dakota
Steamboats were important because they provided a faster means to carry people and cargo, faster and farther than by land.
Steamboats On The Red