page_title: Steamboats of the Oregon Coast
hierarchical_section_title: Steamboats of the Oregon Coast
caption_attribution_description: Coquille, Coos County, Oregon Coquille waterfront ca/ 1908-1914 with the boats "Wolverine", "Favorite", and "Wilhelmina" at dock. The Wolverine was built in Coos Bay in 1908 and the Coquille was also built in 1908.
context_page_description: The history of steamboats on the Oregon Coast begins in the late 19th century. Before the development of modern road and rail networks, transportation on the coast of Oregon was largely water-borne. The boats were all very small, nothing like the big sternwheelers and propeller boats that ran on the Columbia River or Puget Sound. There were many of them, however, and they came to be known as the "mosquito fleet."
context_section_description: The history of steamboats on the Oregon Coast begins in the late 19th century. Before the development of modern road and rail networks, transportation on the coast of Oregon was largely water-borne. This article focuses on inland steamboats and similar craft operating in, from south to north on the coast: Rogue River, Coquille River, Coos Bay, Umpqua River, Siuslaw Bay, Yaquina Bay, Siletz River, and Tillamook Bay. The boats were all very small, nothing like the big sternwheelers and propeller boats that ran on the Columbia River or Puget Sound. There were many of them, however, and they came to be known as the "mosquito fleet."
caption: Coquille waterfront, with Wolverine, Favorite and Wilhelmina at dock, about 1908 to 1914
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