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THE STEAMBOAT AS A PRECURSOR OF THE RAIL WAS A FACTOR OF THE GREATEST
IMPORTANCE IN PROVIDING AN EFFICIENT MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION FOR A VAST
AND LOOSELY KNIT YOUNG REPUBLIC. THE INDIANS VARIOUSLY NAMED THE
STEAMBOAT A “MILLWALKEE,” A “FIRE CANOE” AND A “WALK-ON-THE-WATER.”