Keywords: side-wheel steamships
Item 148248
"S.S. Cumberland" Steamer, Portland, 1887
Contributed by: City of Portland - Planning & Development Date: 1887-09-05 Location: Portland Media: Photographic Print
Item 5728
Bay State side-wheel steamer ship grounded at Cape Elizabeth, 1916
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1916 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
After the canoe, steamboats became the favored method of transportation on Moosehead Lake. They revolutionized movement of logs and helped promote tourism in the region.
Exhibit
From Sewers to Skylines: William S. Edwards's 1887 Photo Album
William S. Edwards (1830-1918) was a civil engineer who worked for the City of Portland from 1876-1906. Serving as First Assistant to Chief Engineer William A. Goodwin, then to Commissioner George N. Fernald, Edwards was a fixture in City Hall for 30 consecutive years, proving indispensable throughout the terms of 15 Mayors of Portland, including all six of those held by James Phineas Baxter. Edwards made significant contributions to Portland, was an outstanding mapmaker and planner, and his works continue to benefit historians.
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"… described the Larchmont “as one of the finest side-wheel steamers of her day, well over 250 feet long with 37 feet of beam."
