Tolchester (1), Original Name Samuel M. Felton (1866)

Photograph

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Steamboat Era Museum

Perpendicular shot of port.

Perpendicular shot of port.

Name/Title

Tolchester (1), Original Name Samuel M. Felton (1866)

Entry/Object ID

2017.7.003

Description

Year Built: 1866 Built By: Chester Shipbuilding Built At: Chester, PA Built For: Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Official Number: 23000 Length: 211.7 feet Beam: 29.0 feet Depth of Hold: 9.6 feet Gross Tons: 671 gross, 542 net Propulsion: Walking Beam Sidewheel Hull: Iron Purchased by: The Tolchester Company in 1889. Route: Annapolis, West River, Little Choptank River Captains: Captain L. Davis in 1866 Later Name: TOLCHESTER in 1889 Disposition: Sold in 1899 and abandoned in 1914.