Steamboats for Rondout: Passenger Service Between New York and Rondout Creek, 1829-1863

IN THE GREAT DAYS OF STEAMBOATING ON THE HUDSON RIVER, THE VILLAGE OF RONDOUT WAS THE MAJOR PORT BETWEEN NEW YORK AND ALBANY. LOCATED ON RONDOUT CREEK, IT CAME INTO BEING AS A RESULT OF THE BUILDING OF THE DELAWARE & HUDSON CANAL, A WATERWAY OVER 100 MILES LONG THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED WITH PRIVATE CAPITAL AS A MEANS OF MARKETING THE COAL FORM THE RICH ANTHRACITE MINES OF NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA.