Who are Robert Fulton and Robert Livingston?
Robert Fulton - Fulton
In 1807, Fulton and Livingston together built the first commercial steamboat, the North River Steamboat (later known as the Clermont),
which carried passengers between New York City and Albany, New York. The Clermont was able to make the 150-mile trip in 32 hours.
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Many Americans are descended from the Livingston family, including George W. Bush, the entire Fish and Kean families, First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of New York Anna Morton, actors Montgomery Clift and Michael Douglas, actress Jane Wyatt, poet Robert Lowell, cinematographer Floyd Crosby and his son David Crosby, author Wolcott Gibbs, and almost the entire Astor family.[1]