Steamboat Louisa, Moosehead Lake
Contributed by Moosehead Historical Society
Item 79993
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The Louisa steamboat makes her way into the cove at Greenville, plowing her way through the ice. Moosehead Lake generally freezes over in late November or early December and does not open up until early to mid-May. Steamer travel was always at the mercy of the weather and the elements.
Henry Sawyer built the Louisa and named her after his wife. Built in 1887, she was 73 feet long , 40 tons, with an 18 foot beam, and had a Paine engine which was finally junked by placing dynamite in the cylinders.
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- Title: Steamboat Louisa, Moosehead Lake
- Town: Greenville
- County: Piscataquis
- State: ME
- Media: photograph
- Dimensions (cm): 8.9 x 12.7
- Local Code: 1995.4.164 Steamboat Louisa Winter Scene
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Moosehead Historical Society
PO Box 1116, Greenville, ME 04441
(207) 695-2909
http://www.mooseheadhistory.org
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LC Subject Headings
Moosehead Lake (Me.)
Louisa (ship)
Steamboats--Maine--Greenville
Ice-breaking vessels--Maine--Greenville
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