Listen to lectures about history, art, and culture that were given as part of the West Baton Rouge Museum's Lunchtime Lecture series.
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The City and State that Steam Made: New Orleans, Louisiana And the Steamboat, 1811-1861 - Dr. Paul Paskoff
Presented by historian Dr. Paul Paskoff. Dr. Paskoff discusses the impact of the steamboat on the growth of New Orleans, in particular, and Louisiana, in general in the five decades before the Civil War. Come learn about the voyage of Robert Fulton's steamboat "New Orleans" and its arrival in New Orleans, which was in 1812! Recorded April 12th, 2012