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York boats were preferred as cargo carriers to the birchbark canoes used by the North West Company, because they were larger, carried more cargo and were safer in rough water. The boat's heavy wood construction was a significant advantage when travelling waterways where the bottom or sides of the hull were likely to strike rocks or ice.
A new factory complex was built within the city limits of Peshtigo in 1912 and the operation was moved from the cramped quarters at the Thompson farm, a few miles north of town. Thompson soon became the largest builder of outboard boats in the world [5] and in 1924 a branch factory was secured in Cortland, New York. [6] [7]
Two boats, both steeped in history, have new homes in Hull Marina. On Saturday, Spider T, a Humber super sloop that used to transport goods along the estuary, and HMS Pickle, a replica of the ship ...
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Walter Butler Homestead, also known as Butlersbury, is a historic home located near Fonda in Montgomery County, New York. It is a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, 40-foot-long, 30-foot-wide, 18th-century farmhouse. It has a limestone block foundation and cellar and attic. The dwelling was built by Lt. Walter Butler (ca. 1670–1760), father of John Butler ...
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1793 newspaper ad for a packet schooner, Chestertown, Maryland 1868 Wisconsin packet boat the "Chippewa" on the West Eau Claire Levee in 1868. Packet boats were medium-sized boats designed for domestic mail, passenger, and freight transportation in European countries and in North American rivers and canals, some of them steam driven.