Collection Name
Collection Name
About
About
Canal Boats
Media Items
Media Items
Media Items
ItemID
wcco249
IDEntry
6211
Creator
Earl Stallsmith
Date
1916
Collection Location
Washington County Historical Society
Coverage
Maryland, 1830-1940
Body
House boat, near Shepherdstown.
There were house boats on the canal as early as 1887. Merten's Sons had a lien against Wm. F.M. McCarty for a Canal House Boat, "Jamie", listed in the Washington County Boat Lien records. The claim was filed August 2nd, 1887 in the amount of $650.00. It was satisfied the following year. See Boat Lien Docket. Fred Mertens and Sons were boatbuilders in Cumberland.
Notes
Photograph used with permission from the Washington County Historical Society.
Images of America: Sharpsburg by Vernell and Tim Doyle, notes that Harry C. Snook was the owner of the boat. The photograph had belonged to Marylou Schwartz of Gettysburg.