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Steamboats Of Grays Harbor And Chehalis And Hoquiam Rivers
Steamboats operated on Grays Harbor, a large coastal bay in the State of Washington, and on the Chehalis and Hoquiam rivers which flow into Grays Harbor near Aberdeen, a town on the eastern shore of the bay. Establishment of operations The first riverine steamboat to operate in the Grays Harbor area was the ''Enterprise'', originally built in 1855 above Willamette Falls, at Canemah (now a part of ''Oregon City''). ''Enterprise'' served on the Willamette River until 1858, when she was sent to the Fraser River in British Columbia where gold had been discovered. The Fraser Canyon Gold Rush was short-lived but lucrative for steamboat operators (''Enterprise'' once made $25,000 in a single day), and when it ended, ''Enterprise'' was brought to Grays Harbor, where she was wrecked in 1862 on the Chehalis River. In 1887, Henry H. McDonald, originally from Nova Scotia, arrived in the area and entered the steamboat business. Steamboats owned by Captain McDonald included the tug ''Pilot' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberdeen WA Riverfront 1912
Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and has a population estimate of for the city of Aberdeen, and for the local council area making it the United Kingdom's 39th most populous built-up area. The city is northeast of Edinburgh and north of London, and is the northernmost major city in the United Kingdom. Aberdeen has a long, sandy coastline and features an oceanic climate, with cool summers and mild, rainy winters. During the mid-18th to mid-20th centuries, Aberdeen's buildings incorporated locally quarried grey granite, which may sparkle like silver because of its high mica content. Since the discovery of North Sea oil in 1969, Aberdeen has been known as the offshore oil capital of Europe. Based upon the discovery of prehistoric villages around the mouths of the rivers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
