2008, ISBN: 9781156642009

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Vehicle Registration Plates of Florida, Alligator, Florida Department of Transportation, Sunpass, Urban Partnership Agreement, South Florida Auto Show, Peninsular Land, Transportation and Manufacturing Company. Excerpt: The Alligator was an inboard paddle-wheel steamboat that operated in the interior Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Vehicle Registration Plates of Florida, Alligator, Florida Department of Transportation, Sunpass, Urban Partnership Agreement, South Florida Auto Show, Peninsular Land, Transportation and Manufacturing Company. Excerpt: The Alligator was an inboard paddle-wheel steamboat that operated in the interior of north central Florida in the United States from 1888 to 1909. Famed archeologist Clarence Bloomfield Moore leased the steamer each year from 1891 to 1895 for his annual excursions to explore the St. Johns River and tributaries for Native American artifacts. On November 5, 1909 the paddlesteamer caught fire and sank ending her twenty-one years of service in the passenger and freight business. In December 2008, the Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program led a search of the east side of Lake Crescent for the sunken wreckage of the Alligator. Design and construction The Ocklawaha River was a primary route of transportation in north central Florida during the years after the United States Civil War until railroads reached the area. Relatively unique small steamboats evolved to service the narrow, winding river. The boats were fitted with an inboard stern paddle-wheel to aid in navigating the narrow, thickly treed, and weedy waterways. Initial design and construction The Alligator was constructed for Captain C.W. Howard for use in a commercial passenger and freight operation on the Ocklawaha and St. Johns rivers. On October 7, 1888, Alligator was launched on the west bank of St. Johns River at Norwalk. She measured 57 feet long, 18 feet 7 inches wide, 3 feet 5 inches deep, and was 27.71 gross tons. Originally, a propeller was installed between two skegs under the transom. The vessel was "a patchwork of parts from other steamboats". Rebuilds Alligator in 1890 after first Books, , Transportation-In-Florida~~Books-Llc, , , , , , , , , , General Books LLC<

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Internationaler Buchtitel. In englischer Sprache. Verlag: LIFE JOURNEY, 40 Seiten, L=152mm, B=229mm, H=3mm, Gew.=73gr, Kartoniert/Broschiert