Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-01-23
MANY BOATS FOR LAKE
Steamers Built for Passenger Ser
vice during Last 100 Years.
Gradual Evolution from the First vcr-
mont Costing 100000 with speed
of Four Miles per Hour 80
100000 ships.

For the past one hundred years. in fact
almost since the history of steamboats,
began, Lake Champlain has had her
share in steam navigation To the peo-
pie of to-day steamer the type of the
first Vermont. built in 1909, the General
Green in 1926, the Franklin, the Wash
ington or the Winooski, would look queer
as compared with the modern up to date
steamers the type Of the third Vermont
the Ticonderoga or the ChatcauEay The
local steamboat inspection office has just
issued a chart with a tabular view Of
steamboats, on Lake Champlain covering
a period from 1909 To 1905. nearly 100 years
during which time steamers of all sorts
and descriptions have piled on the lake
and then disappeared from view This
list of boats has been furnished to the
Free Press by the steamboat inspectors
and Is published below In tho hope 1t may
be Of interest to some of the older
readers OF the paper and a means of IN
structon TO some of the younger readers
The first Vermont was finished in the
year 1909. having been built in burlington
At a cost of $1,000. and having length
of 100 feet being % horse power and
having a speed of four miles per hour
She continued in service for five years
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