Frank P. Armstrong
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Francis Patrick Armstrong was a steamboat captain in the East Kootenay region of British Columbia. He also operated steamboats on the Kootenay River in Montana and on the Stikine River in western Brit
Duchess, steamboat, near Golden, BC 1887. A member of the First Nations. possibly serving as a crewman, is also shown near the steamer.
Frank P. Armstrong at the helm of Duchess, 1887
Duchess at Golden, BC, ca 1888
Completed lock at the Baillie-Grohman Canal, ca 1889. Armstrong deliberately destroyed these lock gates in making the transit of North Star through the canal in 1902.
Gwendoline (sternwheeler)
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Gwendoline was a sternwheel steamer that operated on the Kootenay River in British Columbia and northwestern Montana from 1893 to 1898. The vessel was also operated briefly on the Columbia River in th
Frank P. Armstrong
…canal was completed in 1889, but it was only used three times by steamboats, every time under the command of Captain Armstrong. In 1893, Armstrong built Gwendoline at Hansen's Landing on the Kootenay River, and took the vessel through the canal north to the shipyard at Golden to complete her fitting out. By this…
Gwendoline on the Columbia River ca 1894