Item 98691 - Ferry 'Governor Douglas,' Boothbay Harbor, ca. 1910
- Item 98691 - Ferry 'Governor Douglas,' Boothbay Harbor, ca. 1910
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- Item 98691
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Image Info Built in Essex, Massachusetts, in 1900, the Governor Douglas was 56.6 feet in length. This image shows her leaving Boothbay Harbor, smoke pouring out of her stack.
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In the background can be seen the Pierce and Hartung-Reed Shipyard and cold storage buildings.
The first captain of Governor Douglas was Isaac Archibald. This passenger ferry covered the so-called "triangular run": Port Clyde to Monhegan to Boothbay hauling freight and mail and passengers.
