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Steamboats of the Mississippi– Overview of the role of steamboats in the 19th-century development of the Mississippi River The largest paddle-steamer ever built was Brunel's Great Eastern, but it also had screw propulsion and sail rigging. It was 692ft (211m) long and weighed 32,000tons, its paddlewheels being 56ft (17m) in diameter. One of the first functioning steamships, Palmipède, which was also the first paddle steamer, was built in France in 1774 by Marquis Claude de Jouffroy and his colleagues. The 13m (42ft 8in) steamer with rotating paddles sailed on the Doubs River in June and July 1776. In 1783, a new paddle steamer by de Jouffroy, Pyroscaphe, successfully steamed up the river Saône for 15 minutes before the engine failed. Bureaucracy and the French Revolution thwarted further progress by de Jouffroy.

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Hunter (1993), p.127. "The first departure from the Boulton and Watt type of engine was the French oscillating cylinder engine with which the first three steamboats built by the Brownsville group were equipped- the Comet (25 tons, 1813), the Despatch (25 tons, 1814), and the Enterprise (75 tons, 1814). The first of these was not a success, and the Despatch made no name for herself; but the Enterprise was one of the best of the early western steamboats." Lloyd, James T. (1856). Lloyd's Steamboat Directory, and Disasters on the Western Waters... Philadelphia: Jasper Harding. p.41. In 1811, Messrs. Fulton and Livingston, having established a shipyard at Pittsburgh, for the purpose of introducing steam navigation on the western waters, built an experimental boat for this service; and this was the first steamboat that ever floated on the western rivers." "The first western steamboat was called the Orleans. Hear the music that was born of hardships and triumphs - Delta blues, Dixieland jazz, gospel and zydeco. Revel in local Creole and Cajun tastes like ‘red beans and rice’ and ‘cafe au lait’ and enjoy the spectacular sights along the river, which are much the same as they were over a century ago.Bernard Dumpleton (2002). Story of the Paddle Steamer. Intellect Limited. pp.1–47. ISBN 9781841508016.

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The boat was lovely and just the right size. The staff was excellent, pleasant and accommodating. The food was outstanding and the alcohol was plentiful and of high quality. The Riverlorians were knowledgeable charming. The entertainment was also great and the onboard activities were varied and enjoyable.”Feathering paddle wheel [ edit ] Morgan's feathering paddle wheel (Steam and the Steam Engine, Evers) between 1132 and 1183 (AD) a great number of treadmill-operated paddle-wheel craft, large and small, were built, including sternwheelers and ships with as many as 11 paddle-wheels a side,". [23] This cruise was my retirement gift to myself. The crew put chocolates in my room and a nice card congratulating me. I was surprised how wonderful everything was. This was the best trip I have ever been on. Thank you.”