Name: Steamboats on the Hudson
Start: 2024-11-17T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-11-17T16:00:00-05:00
Location: William K. Sanford Town Library

Colonie Library

10:00am-5:00pm

(518) 458-9274

William K. Sanford Town Library
629 Albany Shaker Road
Loudonville, NY 12211
United States

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Sun: 1:00pm-5:00pm

Mon-Thu: 10:00am-8:00pm

Fri: 10:00am-6:00pm

Sat: 10:00am-5:00pm

Steamboats on the Hudson

2:00pm - 4:00pm

Adults

Required

Library Branch: Colonie Library

Room: Stedman Room

Age Group: Adults

Program Type: History & Genealogy

Required

Seats Remaining: 80

Event Details:

The Hudson River was yesteryear's Thruway. Steamboats dominated Hudson River travel after Robert Fulton’s North River (the Clermont) traveled from New York City to Albany in 1807 in a record 32 hours.