John Fitch (1743-1798), Bristol Lodge 25, PA, invented the steamboat, first putting a prototype into operation in 1787. Discouraged after years of unsuccessfully trying to obtain funding, Brother Fitch poisoned himself, leaving a suicide note which said, ""The day will come when some more powerful man will get fame and riches from my invention; but nobody will believe that poor John Fitch can do anything worthy of attention." That man was Robert Fulton, whom most people today credit with the steamboat's invention.
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