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Gwendoline (sternwheeler)
''Gwendoline'' was a sternwheel steamer that operated on the Kootenay River in British Columbia and northwestern Montana from 1893 to 1899. The vessel was also operated briefly on the Columbia River in the Columbia Valley. Design and construction ''Gwendoline'' was built in 1893 at Wasa, BC on the Kootenay River for the Upper Columbia Navigation & Tramway Co. of which Capt. Frank P. Armstrong (1859-1923) was a principal. Transits of Baillie-Grohman canal Some time in 1893 or 1894 Armstrong took ''Gwendoline'' north to Columbia Lake and the Columbia River through the Baillie-Grohman canal at Canal Flats, BC. In 1894 Armstrong returned the vessel south back to the Kootenay River. ''Gwendoline'' thus became one of only two steamboats (the other was ''North Star'') to use the canal. Because ''North Star'', being longer than the canal's one lock, had actually destroyed the lock in order to make her transit, ''Gwendoline'' was only steamboat to use the canal twice, and the o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia River
The Columbia River ( Upper Chinook: ' or '; Sahaptin: ''Nch’i-Wàna'' or ''Nchi wana''; Sinixt dialect'' '') is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. It flows northwest and then south into the U.S. state of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between Washington and the state of Oregon before emptying into the Pacific Ocean. The river is long, and its largest tributary is the Snake River. Its drainage basin is roughly the size of France and extends into seven US states and a Canadian province. The fourth-largest river in the United States by volume, the Columbia has the greatest flow of any North American river entering the Pacific. The Columbia has the 36th greatest discharge of any river in the world. The Columbia and its tributaries have been central to the region's culture and economy for thousands of years. They have been used for transportat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Star (sternwheeler 1897)
''North Star'' was a sternwheel steamer that operated in western Montana and southeastern British Columbia on the Kootenay and Columbia rivers from 1897 to 1903. The vessel should not be confused with other steamers of the same name, some of which were similarly designed and operated in British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington. Design and construction ''North Star'' was built by Louis Pacquet, a shipbuilder from Portland, Oregon, for Capt. Frank P. Armstrong (1859-1923). Armstrong ran sternwheelers on the Kootenay and Columbia rivers under the name of the Upper Columbia Navigation and Tramway Company ("UCN&T"). Armstrong's domination of the Kootenay River steamboat business was threatened by the construction of another new steamer, the ''J.D. Farrell'' by the Kootenay River Navigation Company, a firm with financial backing from Spokane, Washington business interests. ''North Star'' was technically owned by American subsidiaries of the UCN&T, first the Upper Kootenay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steamboats Of The Columbia River
:''This article concerns steamboats operating between Tri-Cities, Washington and the Pacific Ocean. For boats on the river's upper reaches, see Steamboats of the Columbia River, Wenatchee Reach, Steamboats of the upper Columbia and Kootenay Rivers, and Steamboats of the Arrow Lakes.'' Many steamboats operated on the Columbia River and its tributaries, in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, from about 1850 to 1981. Major tributaries of the Columbia that formed steamboat routes included the Willamette and Snake rivers. Navigation was impractical between the Snake River and the Canada–US border, due to several rapids, but steamboats also operated along the Wenatchee Reach of the Columbia, in northern Washington, and on the Arrow Lakes of southern British Columbia. Types of craft The paddle-wheel steamboat has been described as an economic "invasion craft" which allowed the rapid exploitation of the Oregon Country, a huge area of the North American continent eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transportation In Lincoln County, Montana
Transport (in British English), or transportation (in American English), is the intentional movement of humans, animals, and goods from one location to another. Modes of transport include air, land ( rail and road), water, cable, pipeline, and space. The field can be divided into infrastructure, vehicles, and operations. Transport enables human trade, which is essential for the development of civilizations. Transport infrastructure consists of both fixed installations, including roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals, and pipelines, and terminals such as airports, railway stations, bus stations, warehouses, trucking terminals, refueling depots (including fueling docks and fuel stations), and seaports. Terminals may be used both for interchange of passengers and cargo and for maintenance. Means of transport are any of the different kinds of transport facilities used to carry people or cargo. They may include vehicles, riding animals, and pack animals. Vehicles ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paddle Steamers Of British Columbia
A paddle is a handheld tool with an elongated handle and a flat, widened distal end (i.e. the ''blade''), used as a lever to apply force onto the bladed end. It most commonly describes a completely handheld tool used to propel a human-powered watercraft by pushing water in a direction opposite to the direction of travel (i.e. paddling). It is different to an oar (which is similar in shape and performs the same function via rowing) in that the latter is attached to the watercraft via a fulcrum. However, the term "paddle" can also be used to describe objects of similar shapes or functions: *A rotating set of paddle boards known as a paddle wheel is used to propel a steamboat (i.e. paddle steamer). *A number of games (e.g. ping-pong), a "paddle" or "bat" is a small racket used to strike a ball. *A mixing paddle is an agitator device used to stir and more thoroughly mix separate ingredients within a mixture. *A spanking paddle is used in corporal punishment, typically to forcef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duncan Lake (British Columbia)
Duncan Lake is a man-made reservoir lake in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, Canada, formed by Duncan Dam and about 45 km in length. It is fed by the Duncan River, which forms part of the boundary between the Selkirk Mountains to the west and the Purcell Mountains to the east. Below Duncan Dam is the head of Kootenay Lake. Prior to inundation there was a lake of shorter length at the same location, also named Duncan Lake but also known as Upper Kootenay Lake or Upper Kootenai Lake. The name comes from the Duncan River's namesake, John "Jack" Duncan, prospector, who ran for election but did not win the Kootenay District seat on the colonial Legislative Council of British Columbia. See also *Columbia River Treaty * Duncan Lake known as Amazay Lake located in the Omineca Mountains of the Northern Interior of British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, situated betwee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selkirk (sternwheeler 1895)
Selkirk was a small sternwheel steamer that operated on the Thompson and Columbia rivers in British Columbia from 1895 to 1917. This vessel should not be confused with the much larger Yukon River sternwheeler ''Selkirk''. Design and construction ''Selkirk'' was built by Alexander Watson, an experienced shipbuilder from Victoria, BC at Kamloops, BC for Harold E. Forster, a wealthy man who wanted a steamboat for private excursions in the Kamloops area. The vessel was described as top-heavy.Downs, Art, ''Paddlewheels on the Frontier -- The Story of British Columbia and Yukon Sternwheel Steamers'', at 83-84, 110, Superior Publishing, Seattle WA 1972 Operations on the Thompson River Forster operated ''Selkirk'' on the Thompson River until June 29, 1898, when 25 miles above Kamloops, ''Selkirk'' turned into an eddy and capsized. A number of passengers, including some children, were trapped and nearly drowned, but were rescued before the vessel sank. Three months later Forster wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marion (sternwheeler 1888)
Marion may refer to: People *Marion (given name) * Marion (surname) * Marion Silva Fernandes, Brazilian footballer known simply as "Marion" *Marion (singer), Filipino singer-songwriter and pianist Marion Aunor (born 1992) Places Antarctica * Marion Nunataks, Charcot Island Australia * City of Marion, a local government area in South Australia * Marion, South Australia, a suburb of Adelaide ** Marion railway station Cyprus * Marion, Cyprus, an ancient city-state South Africa *Marion Island, one of the Prince Edward Islands United States * Marion, Alabama * Marion, Arkansas * Marion, Connecticut ** Marion Historic District (Cheshire and Southington, Connecticut) * Marion, Georgia * Marion, Illinois * Marion, Indiana, Grant County ** Marion station (Indiana) * Marion, Shelby County, Indiana * Marion, Iowa ** Marion station (Iowa) * Marion, Kansas ** Marion County Lake ** Marion Reservoir * Marion, Kentucky * Marion, Louisiana * Marion, Massachusetts * Marion Station, Maryl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kootenai Falls
Kootenai Falls is a waterfall on the Kootenai River located in Lincoln County, Montana, just off U.S. Route 2. It is the largest undammed waterfall in the state and one of the largest waterfalls in the United States by flow rate. The falls is accessed by a foot trail from the parking area next to the highway. Historically a sacred site to the local Kootenai Tribe, the falls became a popular tourist destination in the 2010s due to the Kootenai Falls Swinging Bridge just downstream. The bridge was constructed in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps to help with the US Forest Service's firefighting efforts. It has been rebuilt twice, most recently in 2019 to facilitate better safety for the increasing number of visitors. The bridge and falls have made appearances in movies such as The River Wild (1994) and The Revenant (2015). The area's ecology includes large animals such as bighorn sheep and American black bears, while the geology includes compressed, folded san ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth (sternwheeler 1896)
Ruth (or its variants) may refer to: Places France * Château de Ruthie, castle in the commune of Aussurucq in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of France Switzerland * Ruth, a hamlet in Cologny United States * Ruth, Alabama * Ruth, Arkansas * Ruth, California * Ruth, Louisiana * Ruth, Pulaski County, Kentucky * Ruth, Michigan * Ruth, Mississippi * Ruth, Nevada * Ruth, North Carolina * Ruth, Virginia * Ruth, Washington * Ruth, West Virginia In space * Ruth (lunar crater), crater on the Moon * Ruth (Venusian crater), crater on Venus * 798 Ruth, asteroid People * Ruth (biblical figure) * Ruth (given name) contains list of namesakes including fictional * Princess Ruth or Keʻelikōlani, (1826–1883), Hawaiian princess Surname * A. S. Ruth, American politician * Babe Ruth (1895–1948), American baseball player * Connie Ruth, American politician * Earl B. Ruth (1916–1989), American politician * Elizabeth Ruth, Canadian novelist * Kristin Ruth, American judg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libby Dam
Libby Dam is a concrete gravity dam in the northwestern United States, on the Kootenai River in northwestern Montana. Dedicated on it is west of the continental divide, upstream from the town of Libby. At in height and a length of , Libby Dam created Lake Koocanusa, a reservoir which extends upriver with a maximum depth of about . of it are in Canada in southeastern British Columbia. Lake Koocanusa was named for the treaty that was developed between the Kootenai Indians, the Canadian government, and the U.S. government to build the dam and form the It was the fourth dam constructed under the Columbia River Treaty. The Kootenai River is the third largest tributary to the Columbia River, contributing almost twenty percent of the total water in the lower Columbia. Libby Dam has the capacity to hold back of water. The consulting architect for the project was Paul Thiry of Seattle, and the commission for its large granite bas-relief was awarded to sculptor Albert Wein by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
