Name/Title
Avalon (1882)Entry/Object ID
2017.1.007Description
Year Built: 1882
Built By: Harlan & Hollingsworth
Built At: Wilmington, DE
Built For: Maryland Steamboat Company
Hull Number: 195
Official Number: 106067
Purchase Price: $100,000
Length: 190.0 feet
Beam: 30.5 feet
Depth of Hold: 8.5 feet
Gross Tons: 588 gross, 467 net
Propulsion: Sidewheels of 22 feet diameter.
Hull: Iron
Engine: 40 inch diameter cylinder by 10 foot stroke.
Passenger Capacity: 225
Route: Piankatank Route
Captains: Richard Smith in 1882, Captain Thomas in 1886
Disposition: Burned to the water's edge in Freeport Landing, the last stop on the Piankatank River route, on 4 September 1887. The hull was salvaged and converted to a coal barge for the Boston Towboat Company.
