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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
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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
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Steam Engines for Transportation John Fitch's First Steam Boat (in America)
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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
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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
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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
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Railroads built in every county By 1860, 2,600 miles of track 1852 – Construction began in location of Sayre Steam engine timeline http://explorepahistory.com/show_results.ph p?show=38 http://explorepahistory.com/show_results.ph p?show=38
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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
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