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S.G. Simpson (sternwheeler)
The steamboat ''S.G.Simpson'' operated in the early 1900s as part of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet. This vessel was later renamed ''E.G. English''. Construction ''S.G. Simpson'' was designed by Capt. Ed Gustafson and built in 1907 at Tacoma, Washington by the shipyard of Crawford and Reid (shipbuilders), Crawford and Reid for the Shelton Transportation Company, to replace City of Shelton (sternwheeler), ''City of Shelton'' on the Olympia, WA, Olympia-Shelton, WA, Shelton route. She was a sternwheeler, 115.2 feet long, 26.3' on the beam, with 6.1' depth of hold, and rated at 190 tons. ''S.G. Simpson'' was named after Solomon Grout Simpson, a prominent man in the logging business in Shelton, WA, Shelton and Mason County, WA, Mason County. ''S.G. Simpson'' was launched into the water not fully complete, as some sternwheelers, such as Bailey Gatzert (sternwheeler), ''Bailey Gatzert'' had been, but with only her hull completed, with her upper works and paddlewheel added later. ''S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shelton Transportation Company
Shelton may refer to: Places United Kingdom *Shelton, North Bedfordshire, in the parish of Dean and Shelton, Bedfordshire *Lower Shelton, in the parish of Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire *Upper Shelton, in the parish of Marston Moretaine, Bedfordshire *Shelton, Norfolk *Shelton, Nottinghamshire *Shelton, Shropshire *Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire United States *Shelton, Connecticut *Shelton, Nebraska *Shelton, Washington People Surname General * Alfred Shelton (1865–1923), English international footballer * Amy Shelton, U.S. cognitive psychology professor * Anne Shelton (courtier), Anne Shelton (1475–1555), aunt of Anne Boleyn and mother of Henry VIII's mistress, Mary Shelton; wife of Sir John Shelton * E. Dolby Shelton (1856–1944), English printer, publisher, and activist * George M. Shelton (1877–1949), Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipient * Herbert M. Shelton (1895–1985), Prominent American health educator, pacifist, vegetarian, and advocate of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
