PONTIAC (1854, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
PONTIAC
Year of Build:
1854
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Pembroke, ONT
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Builder Name:
Merrill
Original Owner and Location:
Union Forwarding Company, Ottawa, Ontario
Power
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (old style):
305
History
Chronology:

1854 Built for passenger & freight service via Ottawa River to the

Chalk River

1861 Repaired

1870 Tonnage not registered, reported as running without certificate

1871 Inspected at Pembroke; 120 tons

1872 Inspected at Allumette Lake; listed as passenger

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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