Schwatka: The History and Engineering of a Late Nineteenth-Century Yukon River Steamboat
Author(s): John C Pollack; Sheli O. Smith; Sean Adams; Robyn P Woodward
Year: 2015
Summary
In the late 19th century the Klondike Gold Rush in the Yukon Territory created an unprecedented shipbuilding boom along the West Coast of North America. More than 131 riverboats were constructed in a single year, often with considerable design variation. This paper describes the history, unique characteristics and engineering of the well-preserved wooden hull of Schwatka, a stern wheel steamboat now lying in the terrestrial "boneyard" at West Dawson, Yukon, Canada.
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Schwatka: The History and Engineering of a Late Nineteenth-Century Yukon River Steamboat. John C Pollack, Sheli O. Smith, Sean Adams, Robyn P Woodward. Presented at Society for Historical Archaeology, Seattle, Washington. 2015 ( tDAR id: 433829)
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Keywords
General
Gold Rush
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Riverboat
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Steamboat
Geographic Keywords
Canada
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North America
Temporal Keywords
Late Nineteenth Century
Spatial Coverage
min long: -141.003; min lat: 41.684 ; max long: -52.617; max lat: 83.113 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 154