Project Gutenberg 2012-01-10 Public domain in the USA. 516 Cumberland, Barlow 1846 1913 14014395 A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River Produced by Charlene Taylor, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries.) "A Century of Sail and Steam on the Niagara River" by Barlow Cumberland is a historical account published in the early 20th century. The book focuses exclusively on the vessels and steamers that operated on the Niagara River over the past century, highlighting the evolution from sailing vessels to steam-powered transportation, and discusses the competitive landscape of navigation in that region. At the start of the book, the author introduces the significant historical context of the Niagara River as a crucial transportation route for both Indigenous peoples and European explorers. The narrative begins with early voyages by Indigenous peoples and French explorers, emphasizing the construction of the "Griffon," the first European-built vessel to navigate the upper waters. This sets the stage for a rich exploration of the river's maritime history, including the development of steam-powered boats and the shifts in trade and travel that occurred as steam technology evolved, ultimately leading to the decline of the river's significance with the advent of railroads. The opening portion establishes a groundwork for understanding how the Niagara River served as a pivotal site for transportation and commerce in Canada and beyond. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Niagara Navigation Company (Toronto, Ont.) Shipping -- Niagara River (N.Y. and Ont.) Steam-navigation -- Niagara River (N.Y. and Ont.) HE Text Category: History - Other Category: History - American Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Modern (1750+) 439216 2025-07-15T13:56:40.849395 text/html 427179 2021-01-08T10:40:05 text/html 1357977 2025-07-15T13:56:52.808337 application/epub+zip 1360174 2025-07-15T13:56:45.556364 application/epub+zip 233113 2025-07-15T13:56:43.592386 application/epub+zip 1616158 2025-07-15T13:56:57.340302 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1572658 2025-07-15T13:56:50.989354 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441462 2022-09-17T14:54:51.166364 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361770 2025-07-15T13:56:39.715408 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 361629 2021-01-08T10:40:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 361620 2021-01-08T10:40:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21848 2025-07-15T13:56:57.473305 application/rdf+xml 18871 2025-07-15T13:56:44.135353 image/jpeg 4158 2025-07-15T13:56:43.860356 image/jpeg 136951 2021-01-08T10:40:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 1242635 2021-01-08T10:40:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 136925 2021-01-08T10:40:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 1343109 2025-07-15T13:56:40.931405 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog