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The Chocorua started out as the steamboat "Dover" in 1851. It was later rebuilt to accomodate more passengers and was renamed "Chocorua"
Note the unusual style of this ship. Instead of having the decks and upper portion of the boat derive support solely from truss-like structures and ribbing build up from the keel, this craft had a “hog-frame,” so-called from its hog-back shape, which gave support from above as well as below. The two arched frames, sweeping from bow to stern above decks, gave this type of boat an unusual appearance. It is said that on March 20, 1851, every stick of timber and plank of which the hull was constructed was standing in the forest; yet she made her maiden voyage only seventeen months later on August 18, 1852, running between Alton Bay, Wolfeboro, Long Island, Center Harbor and Meredith.
From Three Centuries on Winnipesaukee by Paul H. Blaisdell http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...ead.php?t=1194
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JacksonB Senior Member
Registered: April 2004 Location: Alton Bay/CT Posts: 222
Thu October 14, 2004 3:52pm
What a great picture of the Chocorua and the steamboat landing. Very interesting narrative. Where did you find this?
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