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In 1868, at the age of 29, John Muir arrived in San Francisco via steamship with definitive plans to wander and revel in the natural wonders of California—he’d heard of the Golden State’s geographic riches and wanted to see them for himself.
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Chelsee Lowe,
Travel + Leisure,
1 July 2026
The original Dow index from 1884 had 11 stocks in it, and nine of them were railroads (the other two were a steamship company and Western Union).
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Josh Brown,sean Russo,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
On summer breaks from university, Gilmore also worked at the port, painting buildings, shoveling coal on a steamship and crewing on harbor boats.
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Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
On summer breaks from university, Gilmore also worked at the port, painting buildings, shoveling coal on a steamship and crewing on harbor boats.
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Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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Chelsee Lowe,
Travel + Leisure,
1 July 2026
The original Dow index from 1884 had 11 stocks in it, and nine of them were railroads (the other two were a steamship company and Western Union).
—
Josh Brown,sean Russo,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
On summer breaks from university, Gilmore also worked at the port, painting buildings, shoveling coal on a steamship and crewing on harbor boats.
—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
On summer breaks from university, Gilmore also worked at the port, painting buildings, shoveling coal on a steamship and crewing on harbor boats.
—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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“Steamship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/steamship. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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steamship
noun
steam·ship
ˈstēm-ˌship 
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