Author: William Oxford
Publisher: Boston Mills Press
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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Author: George Woodman Hilton
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804742405
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 394

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This is the definitive account of the rise, fall, and extinction of steam passenger transportation on Lake Michigan from its origin in the late 1840s to the demise of the last steamers in 1970.

Author: Steven J. Pickens
Publisher: America Through Time
ISBN: 9781634991537
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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For over a century, water has connected the communities on Puget Sound, starting with days of the iron-hulled steamers of the Black Ball Line and continuing to the vessels of Washington State Ferries. Puget Sound continues to be a vital link between cities, well into the era of smart phones and self-driving cars. From the recycled ferries of San Francisco Bay to the elegant pocket liners of the Canadian Pacific Railway, transporting people from one isolated community to another has grown to carrying 25 million commuters and tourists every year. Modern ferry travel on Puget Sound begins with the converted passenger steamers at the early part of the twentieth century. Built in the days before cars became the main mode of travel, these small steamers morphed into the blueprint of today's largest double-ended ferries in the United States. Ferry travel today is as scenic as in the days of Model Ts and steamships. Puget Sound remains a nautical highway as much now as it was in the era of high button shoes and derby hats.

Author: John Antonio Hain
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Steam-navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 78

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Author: Kirk Martin
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
ISBN: 1526769506
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 176

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Starting with an introduction about discovering the coal-burning paddle steamers of the Humber in the early 1970s the book continues with a brief history of the ferries of the Humber Estuary, the coming of the first paddle steamer, the Caledonia, in 1814 and the rapid expansion of steamers operating on the estuary. It includes personal memories of those who worked on, used and loved the Humber ferries. It especially looks at the paddle steamers, Tattershall Castle, Wingfield Castle and Lincoln Castle, which became the last coal-burning paddle steamers operating a regular service in the United Kingdom. An appendix lists over 80 paddle steamers from the Caledonia of 1814 to the last of the line the Lincoln Castle identified as working on the Humber Estuary from published and archive sources. It includes the diesel powered paddle vessel Farringford which saw out the service in 1981 and also other vessels associated with the Hull to New Holland ferry.

Author: Alistair Deayton
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445637049
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 197

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The story of the North Boats from the First World War to the present day.

Author: Robert L. Harris
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Solano (Ferry steamer)
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Author: Andrew Doherty
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750995947
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 149

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Waterford harbour has centuries of tradition based on its extensive fishery and maritime trade. Steeped in history, customs and an enviable spirit, it was there that Andrew Doherty was born and raised amongst a treasure chest of stories spun by the fishermen, sailors and their families. As an adult he began to research these accounts and, to his surprise, found many were based on fact. In this book, Doherty will take you on a fascinating journey along the harbour, introduce you to some of its most important sites and people, the area's history, and some of its most fantastic tales. Dreaded press gangs who raided whole communities for crew, the search for buried gold and a ship seized by pirates, the horror of a German bombing of the rural idyll during the Second World War – on every page of this incredible account you will learn something of the maritime community of Waterford Harbour.

Author: United States. Hydrographic Office
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 392

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Author: Annie Amantea Blum, Foreword by John N. Hoover
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467125083
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128

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John Streckfus began his small Acme Company in 1889 with one wooden packet boat, the steamer Verne Swain, out of Rock Island, Illinois, carrying people and goods on the Mississippi River. His business grew, but each year brought competition from the growing railroads. He decided that excursion boats were the only way to compete. He built the steamer J.S. in 1901 and "tramped" her from town to town offering excursions and dance cruises. By 1910, the company comprised four boats and an office in St. Louis and offered excursion cruises on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. The flagship, the steamer Admiral, was far above the others. She provided excursions, fun, and memories for almost 40 years.