The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1866-12-28
History Of st. Adams.
PART VI.
THE STEAMER NC DoNoueH.

THE STEAMER NC DONOUGH.
In 1927 the steamboat McDonough
was built at St. Adams Bay by the en-
terprising citizens in St, Adams, as
sisted by some men in Plattsburgh
This vessel was designed as a ferry
boat between ST. Adams, Pittsburgh
and Burlington; and was used for
that purpose for some years, till it was
found to be somewhat in the way of
the Lake Transportation Company,
which had been chartered and organ
lied for the purpose of transporting
passengers and freight from one end
of the Lake to the other, touching at
the intermediate places on the direct
line of the route. The Transports
ton Company consequently bought
up the stock in the McDonough, and
for some time the ferry was discontin-
tinued. Another steamer was after
wards put on the ferry, but it was I'M
der the management and control Of
the transportation Company, and was
not allowed to interfere with the mo-
nopoly claimed by that company
Some years after, the steamer Franklin
was built at st. Albums, for the use OF
the Transportation Company Both
of these vessels have long since been
worn out in the service; and are now,
it is presumed, like ancient Troy
among the things that were.
The great railroads which have since
been constructed in Vermont have
rendered the lake navigation of much
less importance than formerly. The
Vt. Central road was chartered in
1874, and the corporators were au-
thorized to build n road from Con
necticut River to Burlington. In 1S-
As the Vermont and Canada Railroad
company was chartered to construct q
road from some part of Higbgate, or
the Canada Line, through the village
of st. Adams, to some point in Chit
tenden County, most convenient fol
meeting the Vermont Central Railroad
and to some point most convenient
for meeting Mt Burlington railroac
to be built by the Rutland and Bnr
lington Railroad Company. BY {
subsequent act, the VT. and Canadi
Railroad Company were authorized tC
extend their road from any point il
the aforesaid route, to some point OF
the Western shore of Grand Isle Co
The obstacles which were afterward,
thrown in the way of constructing the
Vermont and Canada road, according
to the design and wishes of the corpo
rators for while impeded the growtl
and prosperity Of st. Adams, Thes,
difficulties and impediments, together
with the bold attempt to remove the
Shire of the County to Sheldon
threatened disaster and ruin to THU
Aourishing village, The agitatine
and irritating disputes, to which thes'
matters gave rise, are now, it is pre-
sumed, at rest. The controversy re
speeding the railroads has been ad
justed to the satisfaction of all partie
concerned; and the occurring circum
stances seem to have quoted the dis
putes about the Shire. 1t has beef
found that the railroad, passing
through the yillage,is more convenien
and beneficial to the people at larg
than it would be if it passed along
on the lake shore near the Bay
1t has also been found. that th
prosperity and growth of the yillag
will not interfere with the prosperit,
of other towns in the County. 1t is
fact, which cannot be disputed, tina
the County OF Franklin has beel
greatly benefited and enriched by Tia
Vermont and Canada Railroad. |
the village of ST. Adams were twice o
ten times as large as it is, it is haldl