Steamer Walk-in-the-Water, 1864.

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Steamer Walk-in-the-Water, 1864.

Traces the history of the steam boat from its construction to its demise near the light house in Buffalo harbor on 31 Aug. 1821.

(0.1 linear ft.).

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Buffalo Historical Society (N.Y.).

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Walk-in-the-Water (Ship)

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Daw, Henry, 1795-1864.

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Born at Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Conn., 23 June 1795; settled in Black Rock in 1816, where he worked as a blacksmith, providing the iron work for the steamers Walk-in-the-Water and Superior. Eventually, he moved to Buffalo, where he established as a ship chandler and grocer, and later as a commission merchant. From the description of Steamer Walk-in-the-Water, 1864. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 185027093 ...