AGNES (1879, Barge)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
AGNES
Also known as:
ISLE ROYALE
Year of Build:
1879
Official Number:
29909
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Marine City, MI
Vessel Type:
Barge
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Builder Name:
Alex Anderson
Master Carpenter:
John Wansey
Original Owner and Location:
Crockett McElroy, Marine City, MI
Power
Number of Masts:
1
Hull Dimensions
Length:
91' 8"
Beam:
18' 2"
Depth:
6' 9"
Tonnage (gross):
55
Final Disposition
Final Location:
18 Miles from Washington Harbor, Isle Royale. Lake Superior.
Date:
25 Jul 1885
How:
Foundered during storm.
GPS:
Latitude: 47 degrees 42' 00' N Longitude: 89 Degrees 33' 45" W
History
Chronology:

1879, Oct 8 Enrolled Port Huron, MI.

1880, Jun 1 Rebuilt as screw ferry, Dunford & Alverson Yard, Port Huron. 91.8 x 18.2 x 6.9', 91.66 gross tons, 64.42 net tons.

1881, Jul 25 Owned Marine City Stave Co., St. Clair, MI.

1883, Sep 15 Owned Cooley & Lavaque, Duluth, MN.

1884, Apr 14 Renamed ISLE ROYALE.

1884 May, 1 Rebuilt Duluth as double-decked passenger & freight propeller for the "Duluth North Shore Line". New 16 x 20" high-pressure engine installed, new upper deck cabins. Ran Duluth to Isle Royale & Port Arthur.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Dossin Great Lakes Museum
Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy
H. C. Inches
William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit
Newspaper Clippings
John E. Poole notes, Bowling Green State University
H. G. Runge Collection, Milwaukee Public Library
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Loudon G. Wilson
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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