Contributed by Swan's Island Historical Society
Description
The Governor Bodwell was a steamboat that traveled from Rockland to Swan’s Island. The steamer burned and sank in Swan’s Island Harbor on March 23, 1931. She was tied up at what is now Kent’s Wharf when she caught fire and they cut her loose so she wouldn’t burn the wharf. A few years prior to the fire, the Bodwell ran aground on the Spindle Ledge at the mouth of the Harbor during a snowstorm.
About This Item
- Title: Governor Bodwell Steamboat, Swan's Island, ca. 1920
- Creation Date: circa 1920
- Subject Date: circa 1920
- Location: Swan's Island, Hancock County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 24 cm x 36 cm
- Object Type: Image
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- Ships--Maine
- Governor Bodwell (Ship)
- Ferries--Maine
- Bodwell, Joseph R. (Joseph Robinson), 1818-1887--Commemoration
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Swan's Island Historical SocietyPO Box 144, 9 North Rd, Swan's Island, ME 04685
207-526-4248
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