Coeur d'Alene in Kootenai County, Idaho — The American West (Mountains)

Lake Steamers

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 9, 2018

1. Lake Steamers Marker

Inscription.
Built by the army in 1880 to carry hay and supplies for Fort Coeur d'Alene, the "Amelia Wheaton" was the first of a long list of steamers on this lake.
Commercial steamboating began in 1884 with the mining rush. In later years, fleets of tallfunnelled boats hauled freight, towed logs, and carried passengers and excursionists. Steamers served the lake and river communities until highways changed the transportation pattern.

Erected by Idaho Department of Transportation. (Marker Number 268.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Idaho State Historical Society series list.

Location. 47° 38.888′ N, 116° 44.143′ W. Marker is in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, in Kootenai County. It is on East Coeur d'Alene Lake Drive near South Silver Beach Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6500 East Coeur d'Alene Lake Drive, Coeur D Alene ID 83814, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Idaho — Idaho’s Panhandle

and in Greater Spokane.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and specifically in the Pacific Northwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tubbs Hill (approx. 2.6 miles away); Fort Sherman (approx. 3.2 miles away); Fort Sherman Chapel (approx. 3.4 miles away); "Big Hank Cabin" (approx. 3.6 miles away); Fort Sherman Powder Magazine (approx. 3.6 miles away); Coeur d'Alene Lake (approx. 4.4 miles away); Old County Jail (approx. 13½ miles away); Submerged Valley (approx. 14 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coeur d'Alene.

Also see . . . Steamboats of Idaho. Online Steamboat Museum website entry (Submitted on December 7, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, May 9, 2018

2. Lake Steamers Marker

The Steamer Idaho image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Wikipedia

3. The Steamer Idaho

The Steamer Georgia Oaks image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Vintage Postcard

4. The Steamer Georgia Oaks

Last Voyage of the Flyer image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Museum of North Idaho

5. Last Voyage of the Flyer

Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 963 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 3, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.