ALPENA (1866, Steamer)

Description

Identification

Construction and Ownership

Power

Number of Masts:: 2
Propulsion:: Sidewheel
Engine Type:: Low Pressure
# Cylinders:: 1
Propulsion Notes:: 1845 Engines from London. 1845 Built by MacKlem Iron Works, Montreal. 1853 Engines from Forrester. 1854 Rebuilt by Detroit Locomotive Works. Some sources give engine as 44x120 and 46x120; 24" Paddlewheels.

Hull Dimensions

Final Disposition

Final Location:: Near Holland, MI.
Lake Michigan.
Date:: 16 Oct 1880
How:: Sunk in storm/tornado.
Final Cargo:: Passengers.
Notes:: Loss of life between 60 & 86. Wreckage scattered 70 miles along shore.

History

Chronology:

1867 Enrolled Detroit with 1 deck & 1 mast.

1868 Enrolled Chicago. Bought by Goodrich Line.

1868, Apr 24 Arrived Chicago from Detroit.

1876 Completely reconditioned Manitowoc, WI.

1880, Oct 16 Foundered on Lake Michigan.

Notes

From the Collection of:: C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:: Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley; Peter J. VanderLinden; Loudon G. Wilson; Buffalo & Erie County Historical Society; Donald V. Baut; Board of Lake Underwriters Marine Directory; H. G. Runge Collection, Milwaukee Public Library; Inland Seas, Great Lakes Historical Society; C. Patrick Labadie; Lytle List; William MacDonald Collection, Dossin Great Lakes Museum, Detroit; Newspaper Clippings; John E. Poole notes, Bowling Green State University; Dossin Great Lakes Museum; Edward J. Dowling Collection, University of Detroit - Mercy; Enrollments, U.S. National Archives; C. E. Feltner Enrollments Database; Great Lakes News; Erik Heyl, Early American Steamers

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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