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Steamship “Fawn” on Moose River in the Town of Webb

Steamship “Fawn” on Moose River in the Town of Webb

The “Fawn” steamship being loaded with baggage (including barrels and steamer trunks) from a luggage cart on a makeshift dock. A canoe is banked in front of the steamship. The “Fawn” traveled the Moose River from Minnehaha to Fulton Chain (Thendara) in the late 1800s. “Fawn” was owned by William Scott Decamp. Circa 1870-1880. Town of Webb, NY.

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