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Sarah Dixon (sternwheeler)
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Sarah Dixon was a wooden sternwheel-driven steamboat operated by the Shaver Transportation Company on the Columbia and lower Willamette rivers from 1892 to 1926. Originally Sarah Dixon was built as a mixed use passenger and freight vessel, and was considered a prestige vessel for the time.
Sarah Dixon (on right) and G.W. Shaver (on left), at Washington Street dock, Portland, Oregon, 1897.
Sarah Dixon (on right) and G.W. Shaver (on left), at Washington Street dock, Portland, Oregon, 1897.
Sarah Dixon as built in 1892, also showing Henry Pape (or Pope) (1852–1907), known as “Poppy” chief engineer, on left, and George McClellan Shaver (18
Sarah Dixon as built in 1892, also showing Henry Pape (or Pope) (1852–1907), known as “Poppy” chief engineer, on left, and George McClellan Shaver (1865–1950), captain, on right.
Advertisement for Sarah Dixon on Clatskanie route, April 28, 1893.
Advertisement for Sarah Dixon on Clatskanie route, April 28, 1893.
Mount Coffin in 1900, scene of the sinking of Sarah Dixon on December 19, 1900.
Mount Coffin in 1900, scene of the sinking of Sarah Dixon on December 19, 1900.
Shaver Transportation Company
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The Shaver Transportation Company is an inland water freight transportation company based in Portland, Oregon, United States. The company was founded in 1880 and played a major role in the development of freight transport in the Portland area and along the Columbia.
George W. Shaver (1832-1900).
George W. Shaver (1832-1900).
Shaver Transportation fleet, circa 1900.
Shaver Transportation fleet, circa 1900.