Stevens, John, 1749-1838
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1749 - 1838
Biography
Col. John Stevens (1749-1838); lawyer, inventor, founder of town of Hoboken; builder of 1st ocean-going steamship, the Phoenix; later designed & constructed 1st Amer. built steam locomotive which operated on Hoboken NJ estate; son of Hon. John Stevens (1716-92). https://lccn.loc.gov/n86114760
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Stevens Family Collection
Collection
Identifier: SCW-SC-002
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials written by and related to members of the Stevens family dating from 1699 to the later part of the twentieth-century. Materials exist in a variety of media including correspondence (original and photocopied), photographs, newspaper clippings, handwritten manuscripts, scrapbooks, subject file articles, pamphlets, general history articles, and oral history transcripts.
Dates:
1699 - 1981