Fannie Patton
Videos
Fanny Patton was a stern-wheel driven steamboat that operated on the Willamette River, in Oregon, starting in August 1865. This steamer operated from 1865 to 1880 for various owners, and was a conside
Advertisement for Fannie Patton and other boats of the Oregon Steamship Company, published July 24, 1874
The People's Transportation Company operated steamboats on the Willamette River and its tributaries, the Yamhill and Tualatin rivers, in the State of Oregon from 1862 to 1871. For a brief time this co
Fannie Patton
…steamer was named for the daughter of businessman Edwin N Cook, Frances Mary "Fannie" Cooke (1837–1886). Edwin N. Cook was one of the principals of the People's Transportation Company. Fannie Patton was built at Canemah, Oregon, a location on the east side of the Willamette River, a short distance upstream from Willamette Falls. The…
Alert ad 20 Oct 1870
Stock certificate of the People's Transportation Company, issued to Asa A. McCully.
P. T. Company advertisement placed May 7, 1863, during competition with Oregon Steam Navigation Company on the Columbia and Snake rivers.
The steamer Enterprise, built 1863.