Kirkland (sidewheeler) explained

Kirkland was a sidewheel steamboat that ran on Lake Washington from 1888 to 1898.

Career

Kirkland was built in 1888 by T.W. Lake for the Jackson Street Cable Railway Company. Once complete, Kirkland was placed on the Juanita– Kirkland–Houghton–Leschi Park route. Kirkland was considered the prestige vessel on Lake Washington at the time it was built.^{[1] [2]} In 1889 Kirkland carried the U.S. Naval Commission on a tour of the lake when they were considering whether a shipping canal was possible. 1891 Kirkland conveyed President Benjamin Harrison around the lake when he came to Seattle.^{[3] [4]}

Disposition

In 1898 Kirkland was dismantled, converted to a barge and sent north to Alaska.^[1]

References

• Kline, M.S., and Bayless, G.A., Ferryboats -- A legend on Puget Sound, Bayless Books, Seattle, WA 1983
• Newell, Gordon R., ed., H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest, Superior Publishing Co., Seattle, WA (1966)
• Newell, Gordon R., Ships of the Inland Sea, Superior Publishing Co., Seattle, WA (2nd Ed. 1960)

Notes and References

1. Newell, ed., McCurdy Marine History, at 43.
2. Book: Wright, E. W.. Lewis & Dryden's Marine History of the Pacific Northwest. 1895. Lewis & Dryden Printing Co.. Portland, Oregon. 353.
3. Newell and Williamson, Pacific Steamboats, at 132.
4. Kline and Bayless, Ferryboats – A Legend on Puget Sound, at 144-145.