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T. J. Potter
The ''T.J. Potter'' was a paddle steamer that operated in the Northwestern United States. The boat was launched in 1888. Her upper cabins came from the steamboat ''Wide West''. This required some modification, because the ''T.J. Potter'' was a side-wheeler, whereas the ''Wide West'' had been a stern-wheeler. The boat's first owner was the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company. The ''T. J. Potter'' was one of the few side-wheeler boats that operated on the Columbia River. Design and construction The ''T.J. Potter'', commonly referred to as the ''Potter'', was named after first the vice president of the Union Pacific Railroad's operations in the west. She was built entirely of wood by the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company, owned by John F. Steffan. She was built for the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company.Affleck, Edward L., ''A Century of Paddlewheelers in the Pacific Northwest'', the Yukon, and Alaska, page 26, Vancouver, B.C., Alexander Nicolls Press (2000) . She was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Potter -- Salem Public Library 02
A potter is someone who makes pottery. Potter may also refer to: Places United States *Potter, originally a section on the Alaska Railroad, currently a neighborhood of Anchorage, Alaska, US * Potter, Arkansas *Potter, Nebraska * Potters, New Jersey *Potter, New York *Potter, Wisconsin *Potter County, Pennsylvania *Potter County, South Dakota *Potter County, Texas *Potter Lake, Wisconsin *Potter Township (other) *Potter Valley, California **Potter Valley AVA, California wine region in Mendocino County Elsewhere * 7320 Potter, an asteroid *Potter Island, Nunavut, Canada *Potter Peninsula, South Shetland Islands People and fictional characters *Potter (name), a given name and a surname, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Potter'' (TV series), a TV sitcom starring Arthur Lowe *Harry and the Potters, an American rock band *Harry Potter, worldwide bestselling book and film series *Miss Potter *The Potters (art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James William Troup
James William Troup (February 5, 1855 – November 30, 1931) was an American steamship captain, Canadian Pacific Railway administrator and shipping pioneer. Family Captain James William Troup was born in Portland, Oregon in February, 1855.Newell, Gordon R., ed., ''H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest'', 3, 8, 11, 15, 28, 50, 57, 152, 191, 266, 339, 382, 414, 492, Superior Publishing, Seattle, WA 1966Hacking, Norman R. and Lamb, Kaye W., ''The Princess Story – A Century and a Half of West Coast Shipping'', at 185, 186, Mitchell Press, Vancouver, BC 1974 He was the son of Capt. Willam H. Troup, a prominent early steamboatman in the Pacific Northwest. His maternal grandfather was sailing ship Capt. John Turnball. James had a younger brother, Claud Troup (1865–1896) who was also an accomplished steamboat captain. James Troup also had a son, Roy Troup, who became a steamboat captain. Early career Together with his father, Captain Troup built many of the early steambo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Dixon (sternwheeler)
''Sarah Dixon'' was a wooden sternwheel-driven steamboat operated by the Shaver Transportation Company on the Columbia River, Columbia and lower Willamette River, Willamette rivers from 1892 to 1926. Originally ''Sarah Dixon'' was built as a mixed use passenger and freight vessel, and was considered a prestige vessel for the time. Later, in 1906, ''Sarah Dixon'' was converted to become primarily a towing vessel. ''Sarah Dixon'' sustained a serious explosion in 1912, which killed the captain and the first mate. The steamboat was reconstructed, and served until 1926 when it was destroyed by fire while hauled out on a shipway for an additional reconstruction. After the 1926 reconstruction, ''Sarah Dixon'' remained in service, primarily as a towing and freighting vessel, until 1934, when its machinery was removed and the vessel was converted to a floating machine shop. The unpowered ''Sarah Dixon'' functioned in this capacity until 1949, when its wooden hull was becoming too weak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaver Transportation Company
The Shaver Transportation Company is an inland water freight transportation company based in Portland, Oregon, Portland, Oregon, United States. The company was founded in 1880 and played a major role in the development of freight transport in the Portland area and along the Columbia. Early history and founders In the 1860s and 1870s, the Oregon Steam Navigation Company (OSN) had obtained monopoly power over riverboat navigation on the Columbia River system. This was before the extensive construction of railroads in Oregon and what was then the Washington Territory, so the only way that goods could be shipped to market was by way of the rivers. Many companies arose to compete with the OSN, and one of the few survivors was the Shaver Transportation Company. Founders of the company included steamboat captains James W. Shaver and George M. Shaver. Shaver Transportation was begun by James W. Shaver, whose family were pioneers in Portland, Oregon. They owned a woodyard business which sup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Seattle Fire
The Great Seattle Fire was a fire that destroyed the entire central business district of Seattle, Washington on June 6, 1889. The conflagration lasted for less than a day, burning through the afternoon and into the night, and during the same summer as the Great Spokane Fire and the Great Ellensburg Fire. Seattle quickly rebuilt using brick buildings that sat above the original street level. Its population swelled during reconstruction, becoming the largest city in the newly admitted state of Washington. Early Seattle In the fall of 1851, the Denny Party arrived at Alki Point in what is now the state of Washington. After spending a miserable winter on the western shores of Elliott Bay, the party relocated to the eastern shores and established the settlement that would become Seattle. Early Seattle was dominated by the logging industry. The combination of a safe bay and an abundance of coniferous trees made Seattle the perfect location for shipping lumber to California. In ... [...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] |
Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The Seattle metropolitan area's population is 4.02 million, making it the 15th-largest in the United States. Its growth rate of 21.1% between 2010 and 2020 makes it one of the nation's fastest-growing large cities. Seattle is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington. It is the northernmost major city in the United States, located about south of the Canadian border. A major gateway for trade with East Asia, Seattle is the fourth-largest port in North America in terms of container handling . The Seattle area was inhabited by Native Americans for at least 4,000 years before the first permanent European settlers. Arthur A. Denny and his group of travelers, subsequ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bailey Gatzert (sternwheeler)
The ''Bailey Gatzert'' was a famous sternwheel steamboat that ran on the Columbia River and Puget Sound from the 1890s to the 1920s. This vessel was considered one of the finest of its time. It was named after Bailey Gatzert, an early businessman and mayor of Seattle, who was one of the closest friends and business associates of John Leary – the person who financed the ship. ''Bailey Gatzert'' probably carried more passengers than any other Columbia River steamer. It was considered to be one of the most beautiful river boats, mainly because its upper deck ran all the way out to the bow. Ownership and cost ''Bailey Gatzert'' was built for John Leary (1837–1905). The steamer was reported to have cost $100,000 to construct. According to another report, the ''Bailey Gatzert'' was built for the Seattle Steam Navigation & Transportation Company, which had been incorporated in Seattle on May 31, 1890, with a capital stock of $500,000, by John Leary, Jacob Furth, Edward Newfled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Pacific And TJ Potter (steamboats), Seattle, 1891
North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is related to the Old High German ''nord'', both descending from the Proto-Indo-European unit *''ner-'', meaning "left; below" as north is to left when facing the rising sun. Similarly, the other cardinal directions are also related to the sun's position. The Latin word ''borealis'' comes from the Greek '' boreas'' "north wind, north", which, according to Ovid, was personified as the wind-god Boreas, the father of Calais and Zetes. ''Septentrionalis'' is from ''septentriones'', "the seven plow oxen", a name of ''Ursa Major''. The Greek ἀρκτικός (''arktikós'') is named for the same constellation, and is the source of the English word ''Arctic''. Other languages have other derivations. For example, in Lezgian, ''kefer'' can mea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilwaco, Washington
Ilwaco ( ) is a city in Pacific County, Washington, United States. The population was 936 at the 2010 census. Founded in 1890, the city was home to the Ilwaco Railway and Navigation Company along the Long Beach Peninsula, with its core economy based on logging and timber rafting. The city is located on the southern edge of the Long Beach Peninsula, on Baker Bay on the north side of the Columbia River where it meets the Pacific Ocean. It is near the city of Astoria, Oregon, which lies to the southeast on the southern bank of the Columbia. History Ilwaco was first settled by Henry Feister in 1851, and was named for Elwahko Jim, the son in law of Chief Comcomly. Ilwaco was officially incorporated on December 16, 1890. A narrow gauge railway, Ilwaco Railway and Navigation Company, ran for over thirty years. Similarly to the nearby city of Astoria, Oregon, and the surrounding communities, Ilwaco historically had a significant population of Finnish immigrants. The railroad ran nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telephone (sternwheeler)
''Telephone'' was a sternwheel-driven steamboat built in 1884 by Captain Uriah Bonsor "U.B." Scott for service on the Columbia River. Reputedly the fastest steamboat in the world in its time, ''Telephone'' served on the Columbia River and San Francisco Bay. Telephone was rebuilt at least twice. The first time was after a fire in 1887 which nearly destroyed the vessel. The reconstructed and much larger second vessel was sometimes referred to as ''Telephone No. 2''. The third vessel, ''Telephone No. 3'', built in 1903 and using components from the second steamer was larger but little used during its time on the Columbia river. Plans and design Newspaper reports of the plans to construct the steamer which eventually was named ''Telephone'' appeared in July 1884. U.B. Scott and his partners intended to build the fast boat on the Columbia river which could make the 110 mile distance from Portland, Oregon to Astoria in five hours. The boat was expected to be complete by December 1, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
