Results for James Rumsey
The James Rumsey Bridge / The Battle of Antietam or Sharpsburg
(West Facing Side):The James Rumsey Bridge
Named in ...
Berkeley Springs / James Rumsey
Berkeley Springs
Washington first came here, 1748. F...
The James Rumsey Bridge
Named in honor of the inventor, James Rumsey, who made suc...
In Honor of James Rumsey
Inventor of the Steamboat who in October, A.D. 1783, on th...
James Rumsey
The inventor of the steam boat was born 1743 two miles nor...
Results for James Rumsey
The James Rumsey Bridge / The Battle of Antietam or Sharpsburg
(West Facing Side):The James Rumsey Bridge
Named in honor of the inventor James Rumsey, who made successful public demonstrations of his steamboat on the Potomac River on December 3 and 11, 1787. Opened and dedicated on July 15, 1939..
(East Facing Side):The ...
Berkeley Springs / James Rumsey
Berkeley Springs
Washington first came here, 1748. Fairfax gave the springs to the public. Established as town, 1776. Virginia treated her sick soldiers here. Gen. Washington, Gen Buchanan, Gen. Gates, Charles Carroll and others bought lots 1777.
James Rumsey
Here, 1782-1785, lived James ...
The James Rumsey Bridge
Named in honor of the inventor, James Rumsey, who made successful demonstrations of his steamboat on the Potomac River here on December 3 and 11, 1787.
Opened and dedicated on July 15, 1939.
Marker is on North Duke Street / Shepherdstown ...
In Honor of James Rumsey
Inventor of the Steamboat who in October, A.D. 1783, on the Potomac River near the mouth of Sir John's Run made the first successful application of steam to the practical purpose of navigation and who on December 3rd, 1787, made ...
James Rumsey
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.”
Marker is at the intersection of Cecilton-Warwick ...