page_title: James Rumsey
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caption_attribution_description: James Rumsey ca. 1790 Attributed to George William West Born: St. Andrew's Parish, Maryland 1770 Died: 1795 oil on wood 4 7/8 x 4 1/8 in. (12.4 x 10.5 cm) rectangle Smithsonian American Art Museum Bequest of Eugene A. Rumsey and Brothers 1957.11.2 Smithsonian American Art Museum 3rd Floor, Luce Foundation Center
context_page_description: James Rumsey was an American mechanical engineer chiefly known for exhibiting a boat propelled by machinery in 1787 on the Potomac River at Shepherdstown in present-day West Virginia before a crowd of local notables, including Horatio Gates. A pump driven by steam power ejected a stream of water from the stern of the boat and thereby propelled the boat forward.
context_section_description: James Rumsey (1743–1792) was an American mechanical engineer chiefly known for exhibiting a boat propelled by machinery in 1787 on the Potomac River at Shepherdstown in present-day West Virginia before a crowd of local notables, including Horatio Gates. A pump driven by steam power ejected a stream of water from the stern of the boat and thereby propelled the boat forward.
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