Palace steamer

Palace steamer

Palace steamers were luxurious steamships that carried passengers and cargo around the North American Great Lakes from 1844 through 1857. One was the "Niagara", which was destroyed by a fire during an 1856 voyage.

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* [http://www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org/explore_niagara_serv2.cfm University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute website]


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