National Register #73000229
Eureka Steam Ferryboat
Hyde Street Pier
Aquatic Park
Built 1890
The last intact wooden-hulled sidewheel steamer afloat in the continental U.S., Eureka
is significant as an example of a type of steamer that led U.S. inland waterborne commerce
into the industrial era. Her 1890 "walking beam" marine steam equipment is the only operating
example of this once-common engine in North America.
The boat has been drydocked and the necessary repairs have been made so that water
seepage and deterioration have been adequately addressed. A new fire suppresant system
is in place and the boat has been returned to the Hyde Street Pier awaiting final
cosmetic repairs....
National Register Statement of Significance for Eureka
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