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Leschi was a steam ferry that operated on Lake Washington from 1913 to 1950, and afterwards on Puget Sound until 1967. From 1969 to 1986 the vessel was
Leschi_(steam_ferry)
Topics referred to by the same term
Washington Chief Leschi School, tribal school in the Puyallup Valley near Mount Rainier in Washington Leschi (steam ferry), a steam ferry that operated on
Leschi
American steam ferry built in 1914
floor which was used when the ferry was taken out on moonlight excursions. Issaquah was placed on the route running from Leschi to Mercer Island and then
Issaquah_(steam_ferry)
Public ferry service in Washington, US
vessels had been acquired from other sources: the Leschi from the King County Ferry District; and two ferries owned by the Department of Highways and used
Washington_State_Ferries
Steam ferry
The City of Seattle was a side-wheel driven steam-powered ferry built in 1888. This vessel was the first ferry to operate on Puget Sound. City of Seattle
City_of_Seattle_(steam_ferry)
Defunct ferry system in Washington state
placed on the route between Leschi Park and Newport, stopping in between at Roanoke, on Mercer Island. At Newport, the steam ferry Issaquah connected with
Lake Washington steamboats and ferries
Lake_Washington_steamboats_and_ferries
Ferry route in the U.S. state of Washington
the Washington state ferry system, currently the largest ferry system in the United States. The last regularly operated steam ferry on the West Coast of
Edmonds–Kingston_ferry
1904 steamboat in United States
autos drive on, then back out and head for the Seattle ferry dock at Leschi. On reaching Leschi, to unload the autos, Fortuna had to be turned and backed
Fortuna_(steamboat)
Ship built in 1907
West Seattle was a side-wheel driven steam-powered ferry built in 1907. West Seattle was built in 1907 at Tacoma, Washington at the E. W. Heath shipyard
West_Seattle_(steam_ferry)
Washington State Ferries (WSF) is a public ferry system operated by the state government of Washington in the United States. It has a fleet of 21 roll-on/roll-off
Washington State Ferries fleet
Washington_State_Ferries_fleet
Steamboat and ferry company, founded 1898
1898. Today the company operates an international passenger and vehicle ferry service between Port Angeles, Washington, United States and Victoria, British
Puget Sound Navigation Company
Puget_Sound_Navigation_Company
Steam ferry ship
a steam ferry built in 1900 which served on Lake Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States, until 1908. King County was the first true ferry to
King_County_(steam_ferry)
The steam ferry Puget operated in the early 1900s as part of the Puget Sound Mosquito Fleet. Newell, Gordon R., ed., H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the
Puget_(steam_ferry)
US company
subsidiary, the Oregon and Washington Ferry and Navigation Company, the company also owned and operated two ferries that operated between the company's
West Seattle Land and Improvement Company
West_Seattle_Land_and_Improvement_Company
1927 steamboat in United States
City of Mukilteo was a steam ferry built in 1927 which served on Puget Sound until April 1932, when the ferry was destroyed by fire. City of Mukilteo was
City of Mukilteo (steam ferry)
City_of_Mukilteo_(steam_ferry)
Defunct shipyard off Harbor Island, Seattle, USA
the Federal Government dominated the shipbuilding industry, was the steam ferry Leschi, which after an illustrious career capsized during Reagan's second
J._F._Duthie_&_Company
1890 steamboat in United States
businessman who was involved in real estate development projects around Leschi Park and Mercer Island. Calkins, doing business as Lake Washington Land
C.C._Calkins
Ferry route in Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Seattle–Bainbridge ferry is a ferry route across Puget Sound between Seattle and Bainbridge Island, Washington. The route was called the Seattle–Winslow ferry before
Seattle–Bainbridge Island ferry
Seattle–Bainbridge_Island_ferry
Freshwater lake in the United States
steel-hulled steam ferry Leschi, undercutting Anderson's operations and he eventually went out of business in 1917. The public ferries continued operations
Lake_Washington
American steamboat
Washington State Ferries system. In November 1921, Bailey Gatzert was replaced on the Bremerton route by the converted steam ferry City of Bremerton
Bailey_Gatzert_(sternwheeler)
1922 steamboat in United States
City of Clinton was a small steam ferry built in 1922 which served on Puget Sound until March 23, 1929, when the vessel caught fire and sank near the
City_of_Clinton_(steam_ferry)
Town in Washington, United States
The Sidney ferry is not expected to resume until 2030 at the earliest due to low demand and a staff shortage. Seasonal passenger ferry service by private
Friday_Harbor,_Washington
owned the steamer as equal partners. She operated as a passenger ferry between Leschi Park in Seattle and Newcastle, on the east side of Lake Washington
John L. Anderson (shipbuilder)
John_L._Anderson_(shipbuilder)
Passenger ship
oil-fired steam engine produced 120 horsepower. The ship cost $7,500 to build. Shortly after her launch, Dawn replaced Triton on its route from Leschi Park
Dawn_(1914_ship)
1897 steamboat in United States
the Lake. By June, 1897, Captain Anderson was sailing his old route from Leschi Park to Newcastle to East Seattle on Mercer Island with his new ship. By
Lady of the Lake (1897 steamboat)
Lady_of_the_Lake_(1897_steamboat)
summer of 1900, Anderson ran the vessel as a passenger ferry between Madison Park and Leschi Park. In 1903, Anderson acquired Xanthus, another of James
Cyrene_(steamboat)
Private transportation companies in Puget Sound
her paddle wheels dismantled. In 1853, Hudson's Bay Company brought a new steam-powered vessel into the area, the Otter, a propeller-driven bark. The Native
Puget_Sound_mosquito_fleet
Idaho King County Kirkland Leschi North Pacific Ocean Wave Olympia Olympian T.J. Potter Wilson G. Hunt West Seattle Yosemite Steam tugs Alice (1897) C.C.
State of Washington (sternwheeler)
State_of_Washington_(sternwheeler)
City in Washington, United States
Whidbey Island via the Port Townsend–Coupeville ferry, part of the Washington State Ferries system. The ferry carries walk-on passengers and vehicular traffic
Port_Townsend,_Washington
1903 steamship
BC Ferries (1961-1976). As built, the mechanical plant of Asbury Park consisted of twin four-cylinder, triple expansion steam engines, compound steam engine;
SS_Asbury_Park
City in Washington, United States
Island is a suburb of Seattle, connected to downtown via a Washington State Ferries route. Road access is provided by State Route 305, which uses the Agate
Bainbridge_Island,_Washington
1897 steamboat in United States
Alice was a Puget Sound steam passenger ship built in 1897. Alice was later rebuilt into a steam tug, and later converted to diesel power and renamed Simon
Alice_(1897_tugboat)
Steam tugboat
The steam tug Echo operated in the early 1900s on Puget Sound. Echo was built at Tacoma in 1900 by Crawford and Reid for Captain O. G. Olson. Echo was
Echo_(steam_tug)
City in Washington, United States
Idaho King County Kirkland Leschi North Pacific Ocean Wave Olympia Olympian T.J. Potter Wilson G. Hunt West Seattle Yosemite Steam tugs Alice (1897) C.C.
Shelton,_Washington
1900 cruise ship of all time
Bay crossing) as late as 1956. In 1961, BC Ferries purchased the Cy Peck along with other Gulf Island ferries, keeping her as a relief vessel at Fulford
SS_Island_Princess
Ferry between Port Angeles and Victoria
is a roll-on/roll-off ferry owned and operated by Black Ball Line between the United States and Canada. Black Ball's only ferry, Coho carries passengers
MV_Coho
American 19th century tug boat
Rabboni was a steam tug that operated on the west coast of the United States starting in 1865. Rabboni was built in San Francisco, California, and launched
Rabboni_(steam_tug)
American Tugboat
(3.7 m). This a "low-pressure" boiler which drove a walking beam steam engine on steam at 18 pound pressure. The engine was a single-cylinder type, 50 inches
Goliah_(1849_tugboat)
American steamboat built in 1903
from 1903. This vessel was later renamed Gloria and was rebuilt as a steam ferry and renamed Beeline. Florence K was built at Tacoma, Washington in 1903
Florence_K_(steamboat)
Defunct ferry system in Washington state
Ferries and steamboats of Lake Crescent, Washington were used for water transport of passengers and freight before highways were built in the area in
Ferries and steamboats of Lake Crescent, Washington
Ferries_and_steamboats_of_Lake_Crescent,_Washington
1901 steam yacht in United States
Boat Company and Harbor Island Ferries. White intended to use Aquilo as a charter vessel. By the 1950s, the only steam yachts still operational on Puget
Aquilo_(steam_yacht)
1910 steamboat in United States
1924 to 1941, following reconstruction, the vessel operated as an auto ferry under the name Olympic. During the Second World War (1941-1945) this vessel
Sioux_(steamship)
Idaho King County Kirkland Leschi North Pacific Ocean Wave Olympia Olympian T.J. Potter Wilson G. Hunt West Seattle Yosemite Steam tugs Alice (1897) C.C.
Three_Tree_Point
Washington to the exposition grounds. In 1912, her regular route took her from Leschi Park around Mercer Island and back. In April 1914, the Seattle Port Commission
Triton_(steamboat)
19th century inland steamship
condensing walking beam steam engine, with a cylinder 70 in (180 cm) in diameter and a piston stroke of 12.5 ft (3.8 m). A small auxiliary steam engine assisted
Olympian_(sidewheeler)
1857 steamboat built in Oregon, United States
foot beam, 3.5 foot depth of hold. Wenat was driven by twin high-pressure steam engines, horizontally mounted, single cylinder, bore 8.25 in (210 mm), stroke
Wenat_(sternwheeler)
Steamship, built 1900
built in 1900, named after John B. Frisbie. She was designed for use as a ferry between Vallejo and San Francisco. The steamer was successful in that role
General_Frisbie_(steamship)
Unincorporated community in San Juan County, Washington
Idaho King County Kirkland Leschi North Pacific Ocean Wave Olympia Olympian T.J. Potter Wilson G. Hunt West Seattle Yosemite Steam tugs Alice (1897) C.C.
West_Sound,_Washington
Seattle Neighborhood in King, Washington, United States
the early 1900s). Fauntleroy is home to an eponymous Washington State Ferries terminal, providing service to Vashon Island and Southworth. Fauntleroy
Fauntleroy,_Seattle
Unincorporated community in San Juan County, Washington
Island and unscheduled service to many other locations. Washington State Ferry service to other islands and the mainland is located 8.4 miles south at
Eastsound,_Washington
Town in Washington, United States
for freight only. Pierce County maintains a Steilacoom-Anderson Island Ferry which departs from Steilacoom and serves Anderson and Ketron islands. Public
Steilacoom,_Washington
Island in Washington, US
the smallest of the four San Juan Islands served by the Washington State Ferries. The island has a land area of 19.952 square kilometers (7.704 square miles)
Shaw_Island
1916 gunfight in Everett, Washington, US
Idaho King County Kirkland Leschi North Pacific Ocean Wave Olympia Olympian T.J. Potter Wilson G. Hunt West Seattle Yosemite Steam tugs Alice (1897) C.C.
Everett_massacre
Unincorporated community in Washington, United States
Idaho King County Kirkland Leschi North Pacific Ocean Wave Olympia Olympian T.J. Potter Wilson G. Hunt West Seattle Yosemite Steam tugs Alice (1897) C.C.
Roche_Harbor,_Washington
Census-designated place in Washington, United States
Appletree Cove and Puget Sound, and is home to a major Washington State Ferry terminal linking it to Edmonds. Kingston is located in northeastern Kitsap
Kingston,_Washington
American ship builder (1843–1893)
mortally injured in a collision between the steam launch Mikado and an Oregon and California Railroad ferry on October 26, 1886. He died 65 days later
John_J._Holland
Inlet in Seattle, Washington
used in the state ferry system in terms of number of vehicles and passengers transported. The King County Water Taxi, a passenger ferry, runs across the
Elliott_Bay
19th Century steamboat
Wilson G. Hunt was a steamboat that ran in the early days of steam navigation on Puget Sound and Sacramento, Fraser, and Columbia Rivers. She was generally
Wilson_G._Hunt_(sidewheeler)
American commercial steamship
purchased the 92-foot (28 m) steam ship Typhoon and renamed her Virginia III. In 1918 they purchased the 98-foot (30 m) steam ship Tyrus, and in 1920 they
Virginia_V
Steamboat
Portland, the Stark Street Ferry ran into the sternwheeler. Elwood's fantail was badly damaged, as was the tackle on the ferry. The ferry was forced to suspend
Elwood_(sternwheeler)
Former American steamboat
the stranded ferry, and they started a fire in the boiler. With steam up, Ocean Wave was able to get clear under its own power. The ferry then went to
Ocean_Wave_(sidewheeler)
Unincorporated community in Washington, United States
Idaho King County Kirkland Leschi North Pacific Ocean Wave Olympia Olympian T.J. Potter Wilson G. Hunt West Seattle Yosemite Steam tugs Alice (1897) C.C.
Lilliwaup,_Washington
1900 steamboat in United States
John L. Anderson on Lake Washington. Initially operated the vessel between Leschi and Madison parks on the west side of the Lake. Soon afterwards Anderson
Elsinore_(steamboat)
C.C. Cherry was a small steam tug and general utility vessel that worked on Puget Sound from 1896 to 1930. CC Cherry was built in 1896 for Capt. E.A.
C.C._Cherry
1908 steamboat in United States
to witness the launching, on December 5, 1913, of the new King County ferry Leschi. In 1917 Atlanta was still owned by Anderson Steamship Company. In the
Atlanta_(1908_steamboat)
east. It opens about 0.8-mile (1.3 km) east of the Tahlequah, Washington ferry landing at the south end of Vashon Island, with the entrance between Neill
Quartermaster_Harbor
American steamboat
numbered 11. Telegraph was driven by a stern-wheel, which was turned by a steam engine which generated 750 indicated horsepower. The official registry number
Telegraph_(1903_sternwheeler)
Defunct 20th century shipping company
Idaho King County Kirkland Leschi North Pacific Ocean Wave Olympia Olympian T.J. Potter Wilson G. Hunt West Seattle Yosemite Steam tugs Alice (1897) C.C.
Vashon_Navigation_Company
Headland in Washington, U.S.
shipping dock at Enetai, a dock at Decatur (later the town of Manette) served ferries to Bremerton. Docks and small ships provided transportation links among
Manette_Peninsula
Census-designated place in Washington, United States
centuries Brinnon was served sporadically by ferry, connecting it to other Hood Canal communities and Seattle. A ferry between Brinnon and Seabeck on the Kitsap
Brinnon,_Washington
CDP in Washington, United States
Idaho King County Kirkland Leschi North Pacific Ocean Wave Olympia Olympian T.J. Potter Wilson G. Hunt West Seattle Yosemite Steam tugs Alice (1897) C.C.
Union,_Washington
1880 steamboat in United States
Elk was a steam tug that operated on Puget Sound, and earlier, from 1880 to 1896, on Lake Washington under the name of Katherine. Elk was originally constructed
Elk_(steam_tug)
Steamboat
up" by John Gates, chief engineer of the Oregon Steam Navigation Company. The twin horizontal steam engines for Hayward came from the dismantled steamer
Emma_Hayward
Town in Washington, United States
Idaho King County Kirkland Leschi North Pacific Ocean Wave Olympia Olympian T.J. Potter Wilson G. Hunt West Seattle Yosemite Steam tugs Alice (1897) C.C.
La_Conner,_Washington
Census-designated place in Washington, United States
Idaho King County Kirkland Leschi North Pacific Ocean Wave Olympia Olympian T.J. Potter Wilson G. Hunt West Seattle Yosemite Steam tugs Alice (1897) C.C.
Seabeck,_Washington
American steamboat built in 1884
Idaho King County Kirkland Leschi North Pacific Ocean Wave Olympia Olympian T.J. Potter Wilson G. Hunt West Seattle Yosemite Steam tugs Alice (1897) C.C.
Waialeale_(steamboat)
Census-designated place in Washington, United States
Idaho King County Kirkland Leschi North Pacific Ocean Wave Olympia Olympian T.J. Potter Wilson G. Hunt West Seattle Yosemite Steam tugs Alice (1897) C.C.
Port_Ludlow,_Washington
steamship placed into service on Puget Sound in 1853. Fairy was the first steam-powered vessel to conduct regularly scheduled service on Puget Sound. Fairy
Fairy_(steamboat)
American company
years came to dominate Puget Sound passenger and ferry business as a near-monopoly. Klein and Bayless, Ferry Boats, at 36, 39-41. Wright, E.W., Lewis & Dryden's
La Conner Trading and Transportation Company
La_Conner_Trading_and_Transportation_Company
American steam yacht built in 1893
El Primero is a steam yacht that was built in 1893. This vessel was once considered one of the most luxurious yachts on the West Coast of the United States
El_Primero
Unincorporated community in Washington, United States
Idaho King County Kirkland Leschi North Pacific Ocean Wave Olympia Olympian T.J. Potter Wilson G. Hunt West Seattle Yosemite Steam tugs Alice (1897) C.C.
Holly,_Washington
American passenger and merchant ship (1907–1941)
Urania was built at the Lake Washington Mill Company shipyard, south of Leschi Park on Lake Washington. She was launched on May 11, 1907, and christened
Urania_(steamboat)
19th century American paddle steamer
launched at Portland, Oregon in 1888. She was propelled by two non-condensing steam engines, with 32" cylinders, each with an eight-foot stroke, and generating
T._J._Potter
American banker and businessman (1869–1975)
1951 by the state of Washington, as the centerpiece of Washington State Ferries. He changed the name of the bank to Peoples Bank and Trust Co, later People's
Joshua_Green_(businessman)
American paddle steamer
River Steam Navigation Company. She was a sidewheeler driven by a low-pressure boiler generating steam for a single-cylinder, walking-beam steam engine
PS_Eliza_Anderson
1910 steamboat in United States
(6.31 m) depth of hold. The powerplant was a triple expansion compound steam engine with cylinder bores, from high pressure to low, of 17 in (43.2 cm)
Kulshan_(steamship)
Wooden-hulled steamship, operated on Puget Sound
expansion steam engine with cylinders 12, 18 and 32 inches in diameter with an 18-inch bore stroke on all cylinders. The engine worked on steam produced
Hyak_(1909_steamboat)
Nineteenth century American commercial ship
Idaho King County Kirkland Leschi North Pacific Ocean Wave Olympia Olympian T.J. Potter Wilson G. Hunt West Seattle Yosemite Steam tugs Alice (1897) C.C.
Tyconda
United States historic place
San Francisco and Gold Beach. In 1889 the Hume was bought by the Pacific Steam Whaling Company, to be used to catch whales in the Arctic. She was re-rigged
Mary_D._Hume_(steamer)
1906 steamboat in United States
Company with the objective of forming a jointly-operated fast passenger ferry from Seattle to Bainbridge Island, where the mill company's owners, D.E
Monticello_(steamboat)
with a semi-diesel engine. In the mid-1920s, ferries began to be operated on the San Juan routes. These ferries, backed first by Crosby Marine Corporation
Alverene
Sidewheeler steamboat
Bailey Gatzert Soon after she was launched, Idaho was acquired by the Oregon Steam Navigation Company, and ran on the middle Columbia. This was a stretch of
Idaho_(sidewheeler)
Idaho King County Kirkland Leschi North Pacific Ocean Wave Olympia Olympian T.J. Potter Wilson G. Hunt West Seattle Yosemite Steam tugs Alice (1897) C.C.
Messenger_(sternwheeler)
Ship
propeller was nine feet in diameter. It was driven by a double-expansion steam engine with a high-pressure cylinder 17 inches in diameter and a low-pressure
Clallam_(steamboat)
oldest lightships in the country and the only one to have her original steam engine. She is 129 feet long, with a beam of 28 feet, six inches and a draft
Northwest_Seaport
streamlined ferry Kalakala on to the Seattle-Bremerton route, the mechanical problems of Kalakala required that Tacoma escort the ferry on the first
Tacoma_(steamship)
1893 steamboat in United States
Victor was a steam-powered tugboat built in 1893 in Tacoma, Washington. This vessel should not be confused with the similarly named Victor II, also active
Victor_(1893_steamboat)
American sternwheel steamboat
Idaho King County Kirkland Leschi North Pacific Ocean Wave Olympia Olympian T.J. Potter Wilson G. Hunt West Seattle Yosemite Steam tugs Alice (1897) C.C.
Fairhaven_(sternwheeler)
the Puget Sound Navigation Company (“PSN”), the dominant passenger and ferry concern on Puget Sound, secured a mail contract for the San Juan Islands
Suquamish_(motor_vessel)
Steamship
of 16.8 ft (5.12 m). Power was supplied by a triple-expansion compound steam engine with cylinder diameters, from high pressure to low pressure, of 15 in
Potlatch_(steamship)
LESCHI STEAM-FERRY
LESCHI STEAM-FERRY
Female
African
light.
Boy/Male
English
Austere
Male
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Lechiy, LEHI means "cheek" or "jaw." In the bible, this is the name of a place near the border of the hill-country of Judah. The place is noted for being the location of Samson's killing of 1000 men with the jawbone of an ass.
Boy/Male
British, English
A Son of Athena
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a physician, Old English lǣce, from the medieval medical practice of ‘bleeding’, often by applying leeches to the sick person.English : topographic name for someone who lived by a boggy stream, from an Old English læcc, or a habitational name from Eastleach or Northleach in Gloucestershire, named with the same Old English element.
Male
Polish
This is the name of the legendary founder of Poland (Lechia). The name is used to denote "a Pole." It is said to have derived from the name of the tribe of Lędzianie, from Slavic lęda, LECH means "uncultivated field."
Girl/Female
Greek Hungarian
Light.
Boy/Male
Biblical
My king; my counsel.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Leach.Irish (Galway) : English name adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Ó Maol Mhaodhóg (see Logue).
Male
Hebrew
(לִחִי) Hebrew name derived from the biblical name of a place near the border of the hill-country of Judah, LECHIY means "cheek" or "jaw." The place is noted for being the location of Samson's killing of 1000 men with the jawbone of an ass.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Steer.
Boy/Male
Hindu
God
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly West Yorkshire)
English (chiefly West Yorkshire) : habitational name from Stead in West Yorkshire, or from some other place taking its name from Old English stede ‘estate’, ‘farm’, ‘place’.English (chiefly West Yorkshire) : from Middle English steed ‘stud horse’, ‘stallion’, applied as a nickname to a lusty person or as an occupational name to someone responsible for looking after stallions.
Boy/Male
Chinese
Moral.
Female
German
Pet form of German Ursel, USCHI means "little she-bear."
Girl/Female
Hindu
Writing, Picture
Biblical
my king; my counsel
Girl/Female
Hindu
Divine, Rose
Boy/Male
Latin
Laurel.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived beside a stream, Middle English streme.Americanized form of Swedish Ström or Danish Strøm (see Strom).
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