PA Early Industrial Growth and Development Chapter 4 Lesson 13 – Mountains of Pennsylvania Hinder Industrial Growth Lesson 14 – Canal Fever Lesson 15 – Steam Engine Fever, Railroads and Coal Lesson 16 – Iron and Oil Lesson 17 – Civil War Comes to PA

Vocabulary Steamboats – boat driven by steam power Locomotives – self-propelled engine used to draw trains along railway tracks Steam Engine – engine having piston driven by steam Hearth Stove – invention used to burn coal Anthracite – hard coal Railroad – permanent road with rails fixed to ties providing a track for special cars to ride on

Steam Engines for Transportation John Fitch's First Steam Boat (in America)

Steam Engine at Cornwall Iron Furnace John Fitch, of Philadelphia, first experimented with steamboat designs in the 1780s-1790s 1807 – Roger Fulton, native of Lancaster, first successful steamboat with a paddlewheel

Steam Locomotives Become King of Travel and Trade Faster and cheaper means of moving freight and passengers 1809 – railroads operated without a steam engine 1829 – steam engine was imported from England to Honesdale, PA – Problem was that engine was too heavy for the wooden rails – Steel rails later introduced

1830s – steam locomotives were introduced Matthias Baldwin built first train in Philadelphia (16 mph) – Problems – wood fuel sent showers of sparks – Hearth stove introduced to burn coal – Anthracite (hard coal) was source for heat for homes and steam for locomotives Resulted in the formation of many coal-mining companies

Railroads built in every county By 1860, 2,600 miles of track 1852 – Construction began in location of Sayre Steam engine timeline p?show=38 p?show=38

1850s, canals and Conestogas could no longer compete with railroads Travel time from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh – Wagon – 6-8 weeks – Canal – 4 days – Railroad – 28 hours