John Stevens, III

Events

1

Episodes

1

Years

1811

Every event in Historedia whose sources name John Stevens, III, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. John Stevens' Juliana begins the first steam ferry service

   1811

   Role: Inventor and Founder

   1. 1October 11, 1811 · Hoboken, New JerseyFirst Commercial Steam Ferry Service

      In October 1811, Stevens' steamboat Juliana began operating as a ferry between Manhattan and Hoboken, becoming the world's first commercial steam ferry.

Sources

1. John Stevens (inventor, born 1749) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03