History of Essex County, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men . dfirst laudiiig-place near Nip|)er Stage. STE.\.MnoATS.—The first steamboat that arrived inBoston Harbor was the Massachusetts, and theColumbian Senliml of July 19, 1817, contains thefollowing notice of her : The new and beautiful steamboat Massachu-setts has, by perseverance, so far overcome the prej-udices ol the public, that on Thursday afternoon, inher excursion around the harbor, she was filled almostto overflowing with ladies and gentlemen. . The Massachusetts is one hundred fee
History of Essex County, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men . dfirst laudiiig-place near Nip|)er Stage. STE.\.MnoATS.—The first steamboat that arrived inBoston Harbor was the Massachusetts, and theColumbian Senliml of July 19, 1817, contains thefollowing notice of her : The new and beautiful steamboat Massachu-setts has, by perseverance, so far overcome the prej-udices ol the public, that on Thursday afternoon, inher excursion around the harbor, she was filled almostto overflowing with ladies and gentlemen. . The Massachusetts is one hundred feet long onthe deck, and measures one hundred and This steamboat probably made excursions to Na-hant in 1817, but there is no evidence of her makingregular triiis until three years later, when we find heradvertising regular trips to Nahant and Boston fromFosters wharf. In 1818 the .steamboat route wasfully established between Bosttm and Nahant, thesteamboat Eagle, July 18, i818, being advertisedto run as follows: Steamboat Iagle leaves thismorning for Nahant at 0, and returns to Boston at. ?*V ^AJI PUC>»^
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