Hammondsport & Keuka Lake A History

Steamboats and the Lake

“Cricket” and “Yates” docked in Penn Yan

Steamboats and the Lake The “Keuka” 80 feet long, 30 foot beam Had an upper and lower deck Boilers were wood-fired Max speed of 8 knots Dismantled in 1845 due to being run aground and put out of commission

Steamboats and the Lake “Steuben I” Built at Hammondsport for A. M. Adsit and John M. Davis It was a side-wheeler that was 126 feet long and was 19 feet in beam She was consumed by fire at a Penn Yan dock to end her sailing days in July 1864

Steamboats and the Lake “Steuben I” At Keuka Landing

Steamboats and the Lake “George R. Youngs” / “Steuben II” 130 feet long, 19 foot beam Powered with a condensing engine Used in general freight, passenger and towing business In 1871 it was changed to the “Steuben II” Dismantled in 1879

Steamboats and the Lake “George R. Youngs” / “Steuben II”

Steamboats and the Lake The “Keuka II” Constructed in 1867 in Geneva, then shipped to Keuka Lake via the Keuka Outlet Canal Screw Steamer 60 feet long, 12 foot beam In 1873 it was lengthened to 75 feet and fitted with a high pressure engine 1875 sold and sent to Lake Ontario

Steamboats and the Lake The “Yates” Built in feet long, 20 foot beam Engine was used to power the “Arnot” on Seneca Lake 1878 collided with the sail boat “Jolly,” with no serious damage done to either vessel Burned at a Penn Yan dock in 1883

Steamboats and the Lake The “Yates”

Steamboats and the Lake The “Yates”

Steamboats and the Lake “LULU”

“LULU” Built in 1875 at Hammondsport 78 feet long, 13 foot beam Powered by a double cylindered, geared, high pressure engine Dismantled in 1896

Steamboats and the Lake The “Urbana”

Steamboats and the Lake The “Urbana” Built in feet long, 20 foot beam This side-wheeler was unique in that the iron figure of a deer was placed astride the pen at the pivot point of the walking beam Dismantled in Hammondsport in 1904

Steamboats and the Lake “Holmes”

“Holmes” Built in feet long, 20 foot beam 325 hp engine drove the steamer at a speed of 14 knots The upper deck was extended to the bow, which was unheard-of until this boat Renamed the “Yates II” in 1891

Steamboats and the Lake “William L. Halsey”

Steamboats and the Lake “William L. Halsey” 130 feet long, 20 foot beam 325 hp engine drove the steamer at a speed of 14 knots Nearly identical to the Holmes

Steamboats and the Lake “The West Branch” “The West Branch”

Steamboats and the Lake “The West Branch” 65 feet long, 14 foot beam Later lengthened to 75 feet Dismantled in 1902

Steamboats and the Lake “The Mary Belle”

Steamboats and the Lake “The Mary Belle” Built in feet long, 25 foot beam Steel Hull Double boilers provided power to the twin triple- expansion engines of 700 horsepower coupled to twin screws Became stuck in the mud just to be pulled out with a combination of three other steamers to free her when she was first launched due to her 6 foot draft Gasoline engines were installed and superstructure cut down to size dramatically Renamed the Penn Yan, and then demolished due to a rotting hull

Steamboats and the Lake “Cricket”

“Cricket” 85 feet long, 19 foot beam Used to carry people and grapes from Branchport to Penn Yan Burned while tied to a dock in Hammondsport in January 1909

Steamboats and the Lake The “Orianna”

Steamboats and the Lake Docking in Hammondsport

Steamboats and the Lake Steamers docking west side of Keuka lake

Steamer “OOPS” “Steuben” Sinking in Hammondsport

Steamer “OOPS” “Steuben” Sinking in Hammondsport

Steamer “OOPS” “Steuben” Sinking in Hammondsport Rescue attempt

Steamer “OOPS” Collision of “Holmes” and “Halsey”

The Railroad Bath and Hammondsport Railroad “The Champagne Trail”

The Railroad The Steam Engine Roster #1-bought in ,000 pounds. “C. D. Champlin” #2-Brooks built in ,000 pounds. “Jonathan Robie” #3-bought in ,000 pounds. “Pioneer” #4-Baldwin built in ,000 pounds. “Frank” #5- Baldwin built in ,000 pounds. “C. W. Nichols” #6-Rome built in ,200 pounds. #7-built in 1889 #8- Brooks built in ,000 pounds. “Georgia” #9-Cooke built #10-built in ,900 pounds. #11-Cooke built in ,900 pounds. #11 (2 nd )- Amer-Sctdy built in ,000 pounds. #12-built by Erie R.R. in ,000 pounds. #13-built by Erie R.R. in ,000 pounds Grant built. 81,000 pounds. 860-Baldwin built in ,500 pounds.

The Railroad The Diesel Engine Roster as of 1967 D-1 built by G.E. in hp. D-2 built by Plymouth in D-3 built by G.E. in hp.

The Railroad Steam Engine #11 The last steam locomotive that the B+H owned

Picturesque scenes of Keuka Lake

Bluff Point looking North

Picturesque scenes of Keuka Lake Bluff Point looking South

Picturesque scenes of Keuka Lake Hammondsport and Keuka Lake

Glenn Curtiss

The life of Glenn Curtiss Born May 21, forms the G. H. Curtiss Manufacturing Company, Inc. Declared “Fastest Man on Earth” January 24, 1907 “June Bug” flew on July 4, 1908 First US pilots license issued 1911 “Jenny” built and sold to the US military for WWI Died at the age of 52 from complications of an appendix surgery on July 23, 1930

Glenn Curtiss Curtiss earns the title, "fastest man in the world" by riding a large, custom-made motorcycle, with an eight-cylinder engine, at MPH in Ormond Beach, Florida.

Glenn Curtiss A.E.A. Club

Glenn Curtiss Curtiss/Baldwin Dirigible

Glenn Curtiss 1911 Curtiss Fly’s the first amphibious aircraft, the “A-1” Reproduction built at the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum

Glenn Curtiss Curtiss at the Controls of his A-1

Glenn Curtiss Flying reproduction of the Curtiss A-1 triad

Glenn Curtiss Curtiss Flying Boat

Glenn Curtiss Curtiss Flying Boat “America” The “America” was built for a transatlantic flight but was cancelled due to the outbreak of WWI

Glenn Curtiss Reproduction “America” in the process of being built at the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum

Glenn Curtiss JN-4 “Jenny” The mass produced WWI fighter-plane

Glenn Curtiss Curtiss Airplane next to Keuka Lake

Keuka Lake Hotels Keuka Lake Hotels were once what drew many people to the Keuka Lake area. Their were many different types of hotels that drew all different types people to the area.

Keuka Lake Hotels Gibson’s Landing was one of the busiest locations in the area. George Gibson was the owner and was also the owner of the famous Gibson House, which is a guest house. He was one of the original members of the Lake Keuka Wine Co., later known as “White Top” on West Lake Road. He built the winery himself, he gathered the stones at Keuka Park, and had the stones shipped by steamboat to the sight of the winery were they were unloaded.

Keuka Lake Hotels White Top Dock Winery, and steamboat “Steuben”

Keuka Lake Hotels Gibson Landing

Keuka Lake Hotels Gibson House

Keuka Lake Hotels The Gibson Hotel

Keuka Lake Hotels The Wadsworth Hotel

Keuka Lake Hotels Lakeside Hotel

Keuka Lake Hotels The Grove Springs Hotel was located in Wayne, New York. It was one of the largest hotels in the history of Keuka Lake, having 250 rooms. The hotel burned in 1922.

Keuka Lake Hotels The Grove Springs Hotel

Keuka Lake Hotels The Grove Springs Hotel

Keuka Lake Hotels Grove Springs Hotel

Keuka Lake Hotels Grove Springs Hotel

Keuka Lake Hotels The Keuka Hotel Built in 1904, had a pavilion over the lake that served many services throughout the hotels lifetime.

Keuka Lake Hotels The Keuka Hotel

Keuka Lake Hotels The Keuka Hotel

How it has changed Gibson Hill Road before

How it has changed Gibson Hill Road after

How it has changed Bluff Point from the west before

How it has changed Bluff Point from the west after

How it has changed Hammondsport before

How it has changed Hammondsport After

How it has changed Hammondsport and Keuka Lake before

How it has changed Hammondsport and Keuka Lake after

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