Captain Throop
Throop experimented with wind driven machinery and screw propellers in the 1830’s.
Horatio Nelson Throop, pictured above with his dog Jeppa, is believed to be the first person born in Pultneyville. His father, Samuel, was a seasoned saltwater sailor and Horatio carried on the family tradition as ship builder and captain of both schooners and steamships.
The exhibit displays prototypes he made for his experiments, half hull models of his ships and cabin doors that saved his life when his ship Sophia sunk in 1827. Captain Throop was also an active participant in the Underground Railroad, transporting fugitive slaves from Pultneyville to Canada. The Magic, completed in the 1880’s and shown below, was Throop’s last ship.
