Ticonderoga

Ticonderoga (HM228O)

Location: Shelburne, VT 05482 Chittenden County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 22.512', W 73° 13.948'

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The steamboat Ticonderoga is America's last remaining side paddlewheel passenger steamer with a vertical beam engine. Commissioned by the Champlain Transportation Company, the Ticonderoga was built in 1906 at the Shelburne Shipyard on Lake Champlain.
The Ticonderoga measures 220 feet in length and 59 feet in beam, with a displacement of 892 tons. Her steam-powered engine is fed by two coal-fired boilers and could achieve a maximum speed of seventeen miles per hour. Her full crew numbered twenty-eight, and included the captain, pilots, mate, deckhands, engineers and firemen to operate the boat. The purser, stewards, freight clerk, bartender, hall boys, cook, waiters, scullion and mess boys attended to passengers and freight.
Initially, the Ticonderoga served a north-south route on Lake Champlain. Daily, she docked at Westport, New York, where she met the New York City evening train. The next morning she carried travelers and freight northward to St. Albans, Vermont. In addition to passengers, the Ticonderoga transported local farm produce, livestock and dry goods on a regular basis; and during both World Wars, ferried U.S. troops between Plattsburgh, New York, and Burlington, Vermont. She also operated on the east-west run from Burlington to Port Kent, New York, and had
a brief career as a floating casino.
When more modern ferries made her obsolete the Ticonderoga was saved from the scrap heap by Ralph Nading Hill, a devoted Vermont historian, who persuaded Electra Havemeyer Webb to buy her.
In 1955, the Ticonderoga was hauled on specially laid tracks across highways, over a swamp, and through woods and fields to reach her permanent mooring on the Museum grounds.
Much of the boat's interior has been restored to its original grandeur. The Captain's quarters, dining room, and promenade deck contain furniture and accessories used on the Ticonderoga and other Lake Champlain steamboats. The Ticonderoga was named a National Historic Landmark in 1960.
Exhibits
Restored Historic Vessel, Restoration Exhibit

[Diagrams of] Hurricane Deck · Salon Deck · Main Deck · Engine Deck
[Photo caption reads]
The Ticonderoga departing Burlington harbor.
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HM NumberHM228O
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Placed ByThe Shelburne Museum
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Date Added Sunday, October 22nd, 2017 at 7:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 640814 N 4915066
Decimal Degrees44.37520000, -73.23246667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 22.512', W 73° 13.948'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 22' 30.72" N, 73° 13' 56.88" W
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Area Code(s)802
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 344-492 Shelburne Museum, Shelburne VT 05482, US
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