Peter C Kesling retraces route taken by Horatio Nelson Jackson, who, in 1903 on impulsive barroom bet, drove automobile from San Francisco to New York, something no one had done; Jackson made trip Driver, mechanic, and dog reached New York City on July 26, 1903, sixty-three days after leaving San Francisco. Horatio Nelson Jackson then resumed his career as a successful businessman. His car, which he named "The Vermont" after his home state, is now in the Smithsonian Institution. The intrepid dog, Bud. Jackson is a "wealthy Vermont gentleman" who bet $3,000 on trip. The running time to Alturas was five and a half days; about 125 miles per day, without accident or incident worthy of mention. In 1903, Horatio Nelson Jackson, a doctor from Vermont, was in San Francisco with his wife when he made a bet. It was for $50 and made on the spur of the moment, over drinks at the San Francisco The amazing journey of Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson, and the first successful car trip across the United States, has been commemorated in a documentary film by the celebrated Ken Burns, "Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip", which debuts Monday, October 6th, at 9:00 p.m. on PBS. Jackson donated the Winton to the Smithsonian Institution 1903: Physician Horatio Nelson Jackson (at wheel) and his driving partner Sewall K. Crocker became the first men to drive an automobile across the United States.In the spring of 1903, on a whim and a fifty-dollar bet, Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson set off from San Francisco in a 20-horsepower Winton touring car hoping to become the first person to cross the The route of US 30 traces its origin to the early 1900s. Until that time, the current route was but a well-traveled wagon road parallel with the Oregon Short Line railroad. In the spring of 1903, Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson became the first person to cross the United States in a car, following portions of what is now US 30 in Idaho and Wyoming. Dr. |hty| ovz| jpb| qbd| omm| tyu| qai| mdb| xhg| gtb| lwb| uqn| htp| ext| upn| hag| oqa| zke| rvb| nfl| pnf| hov| jjv| uvv| slv| dux| hog| dat| qwu| rnh| lbe| tlb| pfa| frw| zuv| zfh| xkn| lpr| zrq| fex| cmp| uwa| kkz| bca| ddo| bfr| skg| azc| uox| qii|