Denver (Ferry, 1869-1880)

Photographer

Haynes, J. Jay

Summary

• BOAT DESCRIPTION: Centerwheel
• BOAT TYPE: Ferry
• BUILT: 1869 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• FINAL DISPOSITION: Wrecked by ice at Fort Lincoln on March 13, 1880
• RIVERS: Missouri River
• OTHER INFORMATION: Ways - 1508; Built using the engines and part of the hull from the former sidewheel packet Denver. She operated, in connection with the railroad, at St. Joseph, Missouri. She later served at Fort Lincoln where she was destroyed by ice in 1880
• PHOTO DESCRIPTION: At Fort Lincoln, Nebraska