Chief Wawatam 209235 (Canada 805396)

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dc.contributor.author	Unknown
dc.coverage.spatial	Great Lakes (Nort America)	en_US
dc.coverage.temporal	1911 - 1989	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2014-01-07T19:37:02Z
dc.date.available	2014-01-07T19:37:02Z
dc.date.issued	2014-01-07
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/186320
dc.description	The "Chief Wawatam" was built at Toledo, Ohio by the Toledo Shipbuilding Company in 1911. From 1911 to 1977, she was owned by the Mackinac Transportation Company of St. Ignace, Michigan. From1977 - 1989, she operated as a car ferry for the state of Michigan. In 1989, she was converted to a barge. She was known as the "workhorse of the Straits." Equipped with four tracks, she was capable of handling 26 36-foot cars, 22 48-footers, 18 50-foot cars. She plied waters between Mackinaw City and St. Ignace for 71 years, carrying freight cars and passenger coaches. The picture identified as #3059.FR2.7.32.1 was taken July 25, 1949.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	FR-2	en_US
dc.subject	Great Lakes (North America)	en_US
dc.title	Chief Wawatam 209235 (Canada 805396)	en_US
dc.type	Image	en_US
dc.contributor.institution	Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center	en_US
dc.contributor.repository	Ruterford B. Hayes Presidential Center	en_US

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