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In boxing terminology, the Jefferson County maps made in 1809 by Charles Varle and in 1820 by John Wood were the undercard. The main event was a double bill and
April 21, 2021 By Capt. David Smith
The Charles Ward Engineering Works, Charleston, W.Va., was a pioneer in the advent of the screw propeller as a means of providing thrust to towing vessels. The James Rumsey, built by Ward in 1903 as a 350 hp. steam, single-screw towboat for the U.S. Engineer Department, created a lot of attention with a celebrated shoving contest against the steam sternwheel D.T. Lane of the Campbells Creek Coal Company, which had similar horsepower rating. The winner of the contest was debated by rivermen for years, and it was judged to be an even draw by most, though many felt the Rumsey was the victor.
FreightWaves Classics: Railroads helped the U.S. expand and increased interstate commerce
America s first common carriers are still relevant A Union Pacific train heads to its next destination. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)
Early beginnings
Railroads were first developed in Great Britain. The first railroads were horse-drawn wagons running on wooden and then iron tracks, or rails…
Wooden railroads were also built in the American colonies and were built exclusively to transport freight. Termed “wagonways,” the earliest were begun in the 1720s. In addition to the British and colonists using wagonways in North America, the French used a wagonway to haul construction materials to their fortress at Louisburg, Nova Scotia, in New France (now Canada) in 1720.
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