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Originally Posted by Mee-n-Mac
The excerpts above mention 4 ships over a period of time and it sounds like there were competing ships in some time periods. Does anyone have a list of what vessels operated (for excursions) on Winni and when ?
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There was fierce competition between the railroad companies, which owned the first steamboats.
I took a quick look through the book and these are the names that came up, not many dates, but it was only a quick look.
First Steamboat Fleet:
Belknap 1834 - First passenger/freighter
Jenny Lind - may have actually been the first, but there is a lack of records
Cork Leg - later was renamed - Widow Dustin (Widder)
Other Steamers:
Long Island
Dolly Dutton
Mayflower
Naugutuck
Seneca
Ossipee
Winnipesaukee
Lady of the Lake - 1849
Dover - 1851
Chocorua - 1866
James Bell (Jim Bell)
Mount Washington - 1872
Nellie the first propeller driven steamboat - 1875
Maid of the Isles the second propeller driven steamboat - 1877
Minneola - 1877
Bell of the Wave - burned to the water 1884
Montclair
Lamprey
Daisy a forthcoming story
Cyclone - 1886
Eagle - 1885
Carroll
Roxmont
Mohawk
Governor Endicott - 1905
Independence
Red Hill
Marshall Foch Mail boat, later to become - Windermere first on water in 1898
Belle of the Isles
Dolphin
Uncle Sam - 1907
Gilnockie
Robert S. Fogg - the first flying boat for mail delivery - 1925
Robert & Arthur - mail boat - 1903
Tug type & Freight Steamers
Black Brook - which sunk at Lees Mills
Center Harbor later became Moultonboro
West Wind
Maud S. of South Wolfeboro
Gracie of Meredith
Undine of Lake Village
Laconia of Lake Village
Early pleasure boats will be saved for a later date.