Washington / DC / Philadelphia / Cincinnati / Washington / D.C. / Huntington / Natchez / New Orleans / Albany / Washington / Mobile / Louisville / New York City / Baltimore / New York / St. Louis / St. Louis and New Orleans / /
Company
Postmaster General / Post Master General / /
Continent
America / /
Country
United States / Panama / United Kingdom / /
Currency
cent / /
Event
Business Partnership / Man-Made Disaster / /
Holiday
Christmas / /
IndustryTerm
main transportation arteries / mail transportation contract / /
NaturalFeature
Pacific coast / Hudson River / Ohio River / East Coast / Mississippi River / /
Organization
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE / Post Office Department / Congress / Senate of the United States / US Federal Reserve / Navy Department / Post Office / Navy / /
Person
Robert Fulton / Amos Kendall / Robert L. Galloway / /
Position
Captain / President / Secretary / HISTORIAN / special agent / /
ProvinceOrState
Kentucky / West Virginia / Alabama / Alaska / Mississippi / Oregon / California / Washington / /
Steamboats th At the turn of the 19 century, when the nation’s waterways were its main transportation arteries, travel often depended on river currents, wind and muscle.