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Elwood (sternwheeler)
''Elwood'' was a sternwheel steamboat which was built to operate on the Willamette River, in Oregon, but which later operated on the Lewis River (Washington), Lewis River in Washington, the Stikine River in Canada, and on Puget Sound. The name of this vessel is sometimes seen spelled "Ellwood". ''Elwood'' is probably best known for an incident in 1893, when it was approaching the Madison Street Bridge over the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. The bridge swung open to allow the steamer to pass. However, a streetcar coming in from the east end of the bridge failed to notice the bridge was open, and ran off into the river in the Madison Street Bridge disaster. Construction ''Elwood'' was built in 1891 at Portland, Oregon by Johnston & Oleson, for the concern of Jason Eldridge and the three brothers Guy V. Abernethy, Charles H. Abernethy, and George Abernethy, of Champoeg, Oregon. Another source gives the builder as Joseph Pacquart. The Abernethy brothers were descendants of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elwood At Portland 1898 Or Before
Elwood may refer to any one of the following:: Places ;In Australia *Elwood, Victoria ;In the United States of America *Elwood, Illinois *Elwood, Indiana *Elwood, Kansas *Elwood, Missouri *Elwood, Nebraska *Elwood-Magnolia, New Jersey *Elwood, New York *Elwood, Utah People ;First name *Elwood Barker (1878–1953), American politician *Elwood Richard Quesada, American Air Force general *Elwood Wherry, American Presbyterian missionary ;Surname *Augustus R. Elwood (1819–1881), American politician *Brian Elwood (born 1933), New Zealand public servant *Edwin L. Elwood (1847–1907), American soldier *Eric Elwood (born 1969), Irish rugby union player *James Elwood (c. 1921–2021), British physician *Jimmy Elwood (1901–1936), Irish footballer *Joey Elwood, one of the founders of Gotee Records *Paul Elwood (born 1958), American composer and banjo player *Roger Elwood (1943–2007), American science fiction writer *Sheri Elwood, Canadian screenwriter *Thomas Elwood (other), v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
