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Tom Thumb Locomotive

United States · Science / Technology. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1830Date range
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Chronological records

1830

Peter Cooper28 August 1830

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad · Science / Technology

Demonstrates the Tom Thumb steam locomotive on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.

Names involved

Peter Cooper

Provenance

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