Steamer - Fayetteville or City of Fayetteville
Builder: Joshua Toomer for the Henrietta Steam Boat Company
Built: Fayetteville, NC 1842
Captains:
Specifications: 130-feet long by 26-feet wide. The depth of the cargo
hold was 9 feet. The vessel had an estimated displacement of 400 tons. The
steamer was powered by a 120-horsepower engine built by Watchman & Bratt,
Baltimore, MD.
Notes: The Henrietta Steam Boat Company at this time was owned by John
H. Hall, Constant Johnson & Benjamin Rush
HistoryNC.org web site links:
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Carolina Steam Boats Overview
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Steamers in North Carolina from 1812 to 1849
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North Carolina from 1881 to 1899
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Carolina 19th Century Steam Boat Lines
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