TALKING TRANSPORTATION: “Night Boat” from Hartford to NYC

TALKING TRANSPORTATION: “Night Boat” from Hartford to NYC

In 1813, Captain Samuel Ward launched the Connecticut, the first steamboat to serve the Connecticut River. By the 1820s and 1830s, steam travel had become a fixture, offering more predictable service regardless of wind or tide. Steamboats like the 273-foot-long City of Hartford and the Granite State could make the journey from Hartford to New York City in 14 to 18 hours, often departing in the evening and arriving the next morning—ushering in th…

How the Trip from Hartford to NYC Went From Several Days to 14-18 Hours to 5-6 Hours to 2.5 Hours

Flashback 200 years. You have to travel from Hartford to New York City. How do you get there? Not by train (it didn’t exist yet) and certainly not by road (two to three days by stage coach on dirt roads). No, the best option was by boat. Long before the railroad stitched Hartford to New […] The post How the Trip from Hartford to NYC Went From Several Days to 14-18 Hours to 5-6 Hours to 2.5 Hours appeared first on Darienite.