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America's first transcontinental road trip takes the checkered flag in 1903

The Winton used by Jackson and Crocker was a sturdy and well-crafted car. Its two cylinder, water-cooled engine -- horizontally opposed and below the driver's seat-- generated 20 hp. (National Museum of American History & Smithsonian Institution Archives/National Museum of American History & Smithsonian Institution Archives)
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David Phillips
July 23, 2019 03:45 PM

Horatio Nelson Jackson, a physician and automobile pioneer, and Sewall Crocker arrive in New York on July 26, 1903, completing the first continental crossing by car, a journey prompted by a $50 bet to determine whether a car could successfully navigate the U.S., coast to coast.

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