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Matthew McDowell (steamboat Captain)
Matthew McDowell was a steamboat owner and builder associated with the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet. Background McDowell was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and left home at age 15 to work as a coal passer for steamers of the Anchor Line. He had three sons and one daughter, all of whom were associated with his steamboat business. His three sons Albert(George Alexander), Robert, and John served as engineers and eventually all qualified as masters. His daughter Mary acted as purser. Mary later married Arthur Thompson, who became a well-known Puget Sound pilot. McDowell's fleet was originally based in Tacoma near the smelter. He often slept on one of his boats, especially if he was to be its captain the following morning. Once a vessel he was sleeping in was nearly run down by a large steamer, so in 1905 Captain McDowell bought of land on Browns Point. House and dock near Browns Point Lighthouse McDowell built a house and dock near the lighthouse. He called his new home Caledonia, after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew McDowell (retired Steamboat Captain)
Matthew McDowell was a steamboat owner and builder associated with the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet. Background McDowell was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and left home at age 15 to work as a coal passer for steamers of the Anchor Line. He had three sons and one daughter, all of whom were associated with his steamboat business. His three sons Albert(George Alexander), Robert, and John served as engineers and eventually all qualified as masters. His daughter Mary acted as purser. Mary later married Arthur Thompson, who became a well-known Puget Sound pilot. McDowell's fleet was originally based in Tacoma near the smelter. He often slept on one of his boats, especially if he was to be its captain the following morning. Once a vessel he was sleeping in was nearly run down by a large steamer, so in 1905 Captain McDowell bought of land on Browns Point. House and dock near Browns Point Lighthouse McDowell built a house and dock near the lighthouse. He called his new home Caledonia, after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated population of 635,640. Straddling the border between historic Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire, the city now forms the Glasgow City Council area, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and is governed by Glasgow City Council. It is situated on the River Clyde in the country's West Central Lowlands. Glasgow has the largest economy in Scotland and the third-highest GDP per capita of any city in the UK. Glasgow's major cultural institutions – the Burrell Collection, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Ballet and Scottish Opera – enjoy international reputations. The city was the European Capital of Culture in 1990 and is notable for its architecture, culture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vashon Island
Vashon is a census-designated place (CDP) in King County, Washington, United States. It covers an island alternately called Vashon Island or Vashon–Maury Island, the largest island in Puget Sound south of Admiralty Inlet. The population was 10,624 at the 2010 census and the size is . The island is connected to West Seattle and the Kitsap Peninsula to the north and Tacoma to the south via the Washington State Ferries system, as well as to Downtown Seattle via the King County Water Taxi. The island has resisted the construction of a fixed bridge to preserve its relative isolation and rural character. Vashon Island is also known for its annual strawberry festival, former sheepdog trials, and agriculture. History Vashon Island sits in the midpoint of southern Puget Sound, between Seattle and Tacoma, Washington. In the nearby Pacific Ocean, roughly west of Vashon Island, lies the tectonic boundary known as the Cascadia Subduction Zone, and as such, Vashon Island is one of many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quickstep (steamboat)
''Quickstep'' was a steamboat that operated from 1877 to 1897 in coastal, inland waters and rivers of the Pacific Northwest. This vessel should not be confused with a number of other vessels with the same name, some of which operated in the same area about the same time. Career ''Quickstep'' was built at Astoria and completed in 1877. The vessel ran on the lower Columbia River for some time. There were many owners and operators of ''Quickstep'' and the vessel was run on many different routes. In July 1883, ''Quickstep'', under Capt. Thomas Doig, was brought north from the Columbia River to Puget Sound.''Lewis and Dryden Marine History'', at 252, 253, 307, 397. Apparently ''Quickstep'' had been returned to the Columbia River after that, as it is reported that about 1885, under Capt. George A. Whitcomb (1854–1939), a member of a prominent maritime family, the vessel was running between Astoria and Grays Harbor. ''Quickstep'' is reported to have been transferred to Puget Sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astoria, OR
Astoria is a port city and the seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1811, Astoria is the oldest city in the state and was the first permanent American settlement west of the Rocky Mountains. The county is the northwest corner of Oregon, and Astoria is located on the south shore of the Columbia River, where the river flows into the Pacific Ocean. The city is named for John Jacob Astor, an investor and entrepreneur from New York City, whose American Fur Company founded Fort Astoria at the site and established a monopoly in the fur trade in the early 19th century. Astoria was incorporated by the Oregon Legislative Assembly on October 20, 1876. The city is served by the deepwater Port of Astoria. Transportation includes the Astoria Regional Airport. U.S. Route 30 and U.S. Route 101 are the main highways, and the Astoria–Megler Bridge connects to neighboring Washington across the river. The population was 10,181 at the 2020 census. History Prehistoric settl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma ( ) is the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. A port city, it is situated along Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, Washington, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The city's population was 219,346 at the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Tacoma is the second-largest city in the Puget Sound area and the List of municipalities in Washington, third-largest in the state. Tacoma also serves as the center of business activity for the South Sound region, which has a population of about 1 million. Tacoma adopted its name after the nearby Mount Rainier, called wikt:Tacoma, təˡqʷuʔbəʔ in the Lushootseed, Puget Sound Salish dialect. It is locally known as the "City of Destiny" because the area was chosen to be the western terminus of the Northern Pacific Railroad in the late 19th century. The decision of the railroad was influenced by Tacoma's neighboring deep-wat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crawford And Reid
The firm of Crawford and Reid was a ship building company that had a shipyard at Tacoma, Washington Tacoma ( ) is the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. A port city, it is situated along Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, Washington, Olympia, and northwest of Mount ... in the first half of the 1900s. Vessels constructed by the yard included the passenger steamships ''Daring'', ''Dix'', ''Monticello '', the sternwheeler ''S.G. Simpson'', and the steam tugs ''Echo'' and . See also * :Ships built by Crawford and Reid References * Newell, Gordon, ed, 1966, ''H.W. McCurdy Maritime History of the Pacific Northwest'', Superior Publishing Defunct companies based in Tacoma, Washington Shipbuilding in Washington (state) Steamboats of Washington (state) Defunct shipbuilding companies of the United States {{US-shipping-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dove (steamboat)
The ''Dove'' was a 196 ton propeller-driven steamboat built in Portland, Oregon in 1889. Launched as ''Typhoon'', she operated in the late 1890s and early 1900s as part of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet and also for a time on Grays Harbor. She was later converted into a tug. Construction ''Dove'' was originally built in 1889 in Portland, Oregon Portland (, ) is a port city in the Pacific Northwest and the largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Situated at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, Portland is the county seat of Multnomah County, the most populous co ... for ferry service under J.B. Montgomery, and launched under the name ''Typhoon''. Operations In 1891, J.B. Montgomery sold Typhoon to George Emerson at Grays Harbor, who in turn sold the vessel a short time later to C.O. Lorenz, who brought her to Puget Sound and placed her on the Tacoma-Henderson Bay route. In 1903, she was acquired by Matthew McDowell, who rebuilt the vessel and place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dauntless (steamboat)
The steamboat ''Dauntless'' operated in the early 1900s as part of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet. Career ''Dauntless'' was built in 1899 by Matthew McDowell at Tacoma to replace the ''Defiance'' (I) on the Seattle- Tacoma-East Pass run. ''Dauntless'' was 93' long and rated at 91 tons. In 1900, Captain McDowell built a newer and larger ''Defiance'' (II) at Tacoma, and sold ''Dauntless'' to the Moe Brothers, who put the vessel in the Bainbridge Island service.Newell, ed., ''McCurdy Marine History'', at 49, 60, 76 and 343. In 1902, the Moe Brothers sold ''Dauntless'' to L.B. Hastings and Captain Mann, of Port Townsend Port Townsend is a city on the Quimper Peninsula in Jefferson County, Washington, United States. The population was 10,148 at the 2020 United States Census. It is the county seat and only incorporated city of Jefferson County. In addition to .... They put ''Dauntless'' on the Port Townsend- Irondale run. A steel mill at Irondale caused that town to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defiance (steamboat)
The steamboat ''Defiance'' operated in the early 1900s as part of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet. In later years this vessel was called ''Kingston''. Career ''Defiance'' was built in 1901 by Matthew McDowell at Tacoma to replace the ''Dauntless'' on the Seattle- Tacoma-West Pass run. (McDowell sold ''Dauntless'' to the Moe Brothers to run on their Bainbridge Island route.). ''Defiance'' was 93' long. ''Defiance'' originally ran in the Seattle-Tacoma-West Pass route. The steamer ''Glide'' also served this route as did later the ''Virginia V''. In about 1913, ''Defiance'' was sold to the Kingston Transportation Company, which renamed her ''Kingston'' and put her on a route between Ballard, Washington and Kingson.Newell and Williamson, ''Pacific Steamboats'', at 120.Kline and Bayless, ''Ferryboats – A Legend on Puget Sound'', at 110, 166067, and 169. By about 1923, ''Kingston'' (ex-''Defiance'') had come under the ownership of the Whidby Island Transportation Company, r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daring (steamboat 1909)
''Daring'' was a steamboat constructed in Tacoma, Washington in 1909. The vessel was later renamed ''Clinton'' and used as a tugboat. ''Clinton'' was rammed and sunk in 1922 in Burrard Inlet. Construction ''Daring'' was built at Tacoma in 1909 by the shipyard of Crawford and Reid for Matthew McDowell's Seattle-Tacoma-East Pass route. ''Daring'' was long and rated at . Later operations From 1916 to 1918, ''Daring'' was operated as a tug by Chesley Tug Co. out of Seattle, and was then sold to Pacific Great Eastern Railway, Victoria, British Columbia and renamed ''Clinton''. On 15 January 1922 the tug ''Clinton'' was rammed and sunk by Canadian Pacific Railway ferry in Burrard Inlet french: Baie Burrard , image = Burrard Inlet 201807.jpg , image_size = 250px , alt = , caption = Aerial view of Burrard Inlet , image_bathymetry = Burrard-Inlet-map-en.svg , alt_bathymetry .... Notes Steamboats of Washington (state) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
