Papers concerning early navigation on the Great Lakes

By William Hodge

Subjects: Steamboats, Walk-in-the-Water (Steamboat), Inland waterway vessels, Erie, Lake. [from old catalog], Superior (Steamboat), Shipping

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.