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Leona (sternwheeler)
The steamship ''Leona'' operated from 1899 to 1912 on the Willamette River in the U.S. state of Oregon. Mills, Randall V., ''Sternwheelers Up Columbia'', at 89, University of Nebraska Press (1977 reprint of 1947 edition) This vessel was original launched under the name ''McMinnville'' in 1899, and should not be confused with an earlier vessel named ''McMinnville'', which ran on the Willamette River from 1877 to 1881. Construction ''Leona'' / ''McMinville'' was built in 1899, at the shipyard of Joseph Supple at Portland, Oregon. The vessel was a sternwheeler driven by twin-single cylinder horizontally mounted steam engines. Acquisition by Yellow Stack Line In 1901 the vessel was acquired by the Graham family, rebuilt and renamed ''Leona''.One source states that ''McMinnville'' was rebuilt and renamed as ''Latona'', a similar but different vessel than ''Leona''. Timmen, ''Blow for the Landing'', at 108. The Graham steamboat line, formally called the Oregon City Transporta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oregon City, Oregon
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