Thursday, 23 October 2014

the Ticonderoga being moved


Found on https://www.facebook.com/georges.houze?fref=nf


 and for more info http://shelburnemuseum.org/collections/steamboat-ticonderoga/
The restored 220-foot steamboat Ticonderoga is a National Historic Landmark and the last walking beam side-wheel passenger steamer in existence. Built in Shelburne in 1906, it operated as a day boat on Lake Champlain serving ports along the New York and Vermont shores until 1953. In 1955, the Ti was moved two miles overland from the lake to Shelburne Museum in a remarkable engineering effort that stands as one of the great feats of maritime preservation.

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