Kirkland (sidewheeler)

Career

Kirkland was built in 1888 by T.W. Lake for the Jackson Street Cable Railway Company. 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.

Disposition

In 1898 Kirkland was dismantled, converted to a barge and sent north to Alaska.

Notes

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)

References

1. Once complete, ''Kirkland'' was placed on the [[Juanita, Washington. Juanita]]– [[Kirkland, Washington. Kirkland]]–[[Houghton, Washington
2. Wright, E. W.. (1895). "Lewis & Dryden's Marine History of the Pacific Northwest". Lewis & Dryden Printing Co..
3. Newell and Williamson, ''Pacific Steamboats'', at 132.
4. Kline and Bayless, ''Ferryboats – A Legend on Puget Sound'', at 144-145.