The
first recognized practical use of steam power in America for water
transportation was Robert Fulton’s Clermont on the Hudson River in 1807. By
1813, the first steamboats appeared on the Chesapeake. The Weems Steamboat
Company of Baltimore City was founded in 1819 by Mr. George Weems, great
uncle of Weems & Plath ® founder Captain Philip Van Horn Weems. Soon Mr.
Weems was sending boats several times a week between the Patuxent River and
the Port of Baltimore making several stops along the way to well-known ports
such as Annapolis. From George Weems’ first steamboat, Surprise, to the
majestic side-wheelers Wenonah and St. Mary’s, the Weems steamboats plied
the waters until 1905 when the company’s interests were sold to the
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railroad Company, a subsidiary of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. Each instrument is provided with instructions,
lifetime warranty, and a fresh battery as required.
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Dial: 5-1/2". Base: 8". Depth: 3-1/2".
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The
first recognized practical use of steam power in America for water
transportation was Robert Fulton’s Clermont on the Hudson River in 1807. By
1813, the first steamboats appeared on the Chesapeake. The Weems Steamboat
Company of Baltimore City was founded in 1819 by Mr. George Weems, great
uncle of Weems & Plath ® founder Captain Philip Van Horn Weems. Soon Mr.
Weems was sending boats several times a week between the Patuxent River and
the Port of Baltimore making several stops along the way to well-known ports
such as Annapolis. From George Weems’ first steamboat, Surprise, to the
majestic side-wheelers Wenonah and St. Mary’s, the Weems steamboats plied
the waters until 1905 when the company’s interests were sold to the
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia Railroad Company, a subsidiary of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. Each instrument is provided with instructions,
lifetime warranty, and a fresh battery as required.
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