Title: Papers concerning early navigation on the Great Lakes
First published: 1883
Description: Capt. Wilkerson commanded steamboats on the Great Lakes from 1835 to 1852. “Walk-in-the-water” was the first steamboat on the Great Lakes, launched in 1818 from Black Rock, near Buffalo NY. “Superior” was launched in 1822, after “”Walk-in-the-water” was wrecked.
Subjects: Erie, Lake. [from old catalog], Shipping, Steamboats, Inland waterway vessels, Walk-in-the-Water (Steamboat), Superior (Steamboat), Walk-in-the-water (Ship)
Places: Great Lakes, Buffalo (NY)
Time periods: 1815-1852
LC classification: F555 .H68