Horse Powered Ferry Boat
Year Built
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Year Sank
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Depth
40 ft (12.2 m)
Difficulty Level
Novice-Intermediate
Horse Powered Ferry Boat
Wreck Location
Wreck is bouyed. Northwest from the north end of the Burlington breakwater.
~ GPS Shipwreck Location ~
Latitude: 44° 29' 7.1988" N Longitude: -73° 14' 34.8" W
Description
This early 1800's Horse Powered Ferry boat is the only one that has ever been discovered. The vessel is basic in its design and construction and has a length of 63 feet and a beam of 18 feet. Two horse swalked on a large wheel that spanned the width of the ferry boat and pushed against cogs in the wheel to make it turn. Through a gearing system this drove the paddlewheels. The Horse Powered Ferry boat was only used for short crossing of the lake for a mile of two. It is believed that this boat broke loose and was carried north and ended up in Burlington Bay in Vermont waters.
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