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I changed the name of the fair from Maricopa County to Arizona Territorial, as that was the fair Copeland displayed his "steam bicycle" at, and received a first premium for.
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'''Lucius Day Copeland''' was a pioneering 19th-century [[Engineering|engineer]] and [[invention|inventor]] from [[Phoenix, Arizona]] who demonstrated one of the first [[motorcycle]]s, the [[Copeland steam bicycle]], a [[Steam engine|steam-powered]] [[American Star Bicycle|Star]] [[Penny-farthing|high-wheeler]] at the first Arizona Territorial Fair in 1884.<ref name="gagan">{{cite web|url=http://www.stanleysteamers.com/gagan.htm|title=Earliest Steam Cycles|last=Gagan|first=Peter|publisher=stanleysteamers.com|accessdate=23 September 2010}}</ref>
'''Lucius Day Copeland''' was a pioneering 19th-century [[engineer]] and [[invention|inventor]] from [[Phoenix, Arizona]] who demonstrated one of the first [[motorcycle]]s, the [[Copeland steam bicycle]], a [[Steam engine|steam-powered]] [[American Star Bicycle|Star]] [[Penny-farthing|high-wheeler]] at the first Arizona Territorial Fair in 1884.<ref name="gagan">{{cite web|url=http://www.stanleysteamers.com/gagan.htm|title=Earliest Steam Cycles|last=Gagan|first=Peter|publisher=stanleysteamers.com|accessdate=23 September 2010}}</ref>


==Three-wheeler==
==Three-wheeler==
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[[File:Steam Tricycle in Front of North Entrance to Smithsonian Institution Building 1888.jpg|thumb|left|Copeland carrying [[Frances Benjamin Johnston]] on his Phaeton Moto-Cycle at the [[Smithsonian Institution Building]] in 1888. Behind are his partner Sandford Northrop, and Smithsonian officials E. H. Hawley, W. H. Travis and [[J. Elfreth Watkins]].]]
[[File:Steam Tricycle in Front of North Entrance to Smithsonian Institution Building 1888.jpg|thumb|left|Copeland carrying [[Frances Benjamin Johnston]] on his Phaeton Moto-Cycle at the [[Smithsonian Institution Building]] in 1888. Behind are his partner Sandford Northrop, and Smithsonian officials E. H. Hawley, W. H. Travis and [[J. Elfreth Watkins]].]]
Copeland also invented the first successfully mass-produced three-wheeled car. About 200 of his "Phaeton steamers" were produced<ref name="oz">{{cite web|url=http://www.ozebook.com/copeland.htm|title=The Copeland Steamer|last=Barnard |first=Murray |year=1996 |publisher=ozebook.com|accessdate=23 September 2010}}</ref> before he retired in 1891.<ref name="3wheelers">{{cite web|url=http://www.3wheelers.com/copeland.html|title=Copeland|last=Payne |first=Elvis |year=2010 |publisher=3wheelers.com|accessdate=23 September 2010}}</ref>
Copeland also invented the first successfully mass-produced three-wheeled car. About 200 of his "Phaeton steamers" were produced<ref name="oz">{{cite web|url=http://www.ozebook.com/copeland.htm|title=The Copeland Steamer|last=Barnard |first=Murray |year=1996 |publisher=ozebook.com|accessdate=23 September 2010}}</ref> before he retired in 1891.<ref name="3wheelers">{{cite web|url=http://www.3wheelers.com/copeland.html|title=Copeland|last=Payne |first=Elvis |year=2010 |publisher=3wheelers.com|accessdate=23 September 2010}}</ref>
Copeland had produced the first successful steam tricycle, with a range of {{convert|30|mi|km}} and taking only 5 minutes to build up enough steam to average {{convert|10|mph|km/h}}.<ref name="schindler">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-voDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA36&lpg=PA36&dq=Lucius+Copeland#v=onepage&q=Lucius%20Copeland&f=false|title=The Age of Steam|last=Schindler|first=Gordon|date=June 2002|work=American Motorcyclist|accessdate=23 September 2010}}</ref> Accompanied by another director of Northrop Manufacturing, Copeland successfully completed a return trip to [[Atlantic City]] of {{convert|120|mi|km}} in one of his three-wheeled "Phaeton steamers". About 200 were produced<ref name="oz"/> before Copeland decided that he wasn't making enough money and retired in 1891.<ref name="3wheelers"/>
Copeland had produced the first successful steam tricycle, with a range of {{convert|30|mi|km}} and taking only 5 minutes to build up enough steam to average {{convert|10|mph|km/h}}.<ref name="schindler">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-voDAAAAMBAJ&q=Lucius+Copeland&pg=PA36|title=The Age of Steam|last=Schindler|first=Gordon|date=June 2002|work=American Motorcyclist|accessdate=23 September 2010}}</ref> Accompanied by another director of Northrop Manufacturing, Copeland successfully completed a return trip to [[Atlantic City]] of {{convert|120|mi|km}} in one of his three-wheeled "Phaeton steamers". About 200 were produced<ref name="oz"/> before Copeland decided that he wasn't making enough money and retired in 1891.<ref name="3wheelers"/>


==References==
==References==
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<ref name="oz">{{cite web|url=http://www.ozebook.com/copeland.htm|title=The Copeland Steamer|last=Barnard |first=Murray |year=1996 |publisher=ozebook.com|accessdate=23 September 2010}}</ref>
<ref name="oz">{{cite web|url=http://www.ozebook.com/copeland.htm|title=The Copeland Steamer|last=Barnard |first=Murray |year=1996 |publisher=ozebook.com|accessdate=23 September 2010}}</ref>
<ref name="3wheelers">{{cite web|url=http://www.3wheelers.com/copeland.html|title=Copeland|last=Payne |first=Elvis |year=2010 |publisher=3wheelers.com|accessdate=23 September 2010}}</ref>}}
<ref name="3wheelers">{{cite web|url=http://www.3wheelers.com/copeland.html|title=Copeland|last=Payne |first=Elvis |year=2010 |publisher=3wheelers.com|accessdate=23 September 2010}}</ref>}}
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Lucius Day Copeland
Lucius Copeland and his steam bicycle, 1884
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Engineer and inventor

Lucius Day Copeland was a pioneering 19th-century engineer and inventor from Phoenix, Arizona who demonstrated one of the first motorcycles, the Copeland steam bicycle, a steam-powered Star high-wheeler at the first Arizona Territorial Fair in 1884.[1]

Three-wheeler

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Copeland carrying Frances Benjamin Johnston on his Phaeton Moto-Cycle at the Smithsonian Institution Building in 1888. Behind are his partner Sandford Northrop, and Smithsonian officials E. H. Hawley, W. H. Travis and J. Elfreth Watkins.

Copeland also invented the first successfully mass-produced three-wheeled car. About 200 of his "Phaeton steamers" were produced[2] before he retired in 1891.[3] Copeland had produced the first successful steam tricycle, with a range of 30 miles (48 km) and taking only 5 minutes to build up enough steam to average 10 miles per hour (16 km/h).[4] Accompanied by another director of Northrop Manufacturing, Copeland successfully completed a return trip to Atlantic City of 120 miles (190 km) in one of his three-wheeled "Phaeton steamers". About 200 were produced[2] before Copeland decided that he wasn't making enough money and retired in 1891.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Gagan, Peter. "Earliest Steam Cycles". stanleysteamers.com. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  2. ^ a b Barnard, Murray (1996). "The Copeland Steamer". ozebook.com. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  3. ^ a b Payne, Elvis (2010). "Copeland". 3wheelers.com. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
  4. ^ Schindler, Gordon (June 2002). The Age of Steam. Retrieved 23 September 2010. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
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