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Horatio's Drive

San Francisco

Season 1 | 1m 46s

On May 23, 1903 Horatio started out in San Francisco on the first American road trip.

Funding Provided By: General Motors Corporation;Public Broadcasting Service; Corporation for Public Broadcasting; The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations;Park Foundation
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Cleveland
Horatio Jackson refused support from the Winton Company.
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New York
They drove into Manhattan at 4:30 in the morning.
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Mt. Shasta
Horatio drove through beautiful countryside in Northern California.
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Lost in Wyoming
Horatio got lost in Wyoming.
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Bud
Horatio and his driver added a third member to the team, a young bulldog.
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Archer, Wyoming
Horatio was stuck in Archer, WY waiting for parts.
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Horatio's Drive
Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson became the first person to drive across the continent.
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Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson became the first person to drive across the continent.
Episode: S1 E1 | 1:46:46