AH-WR-0418

General Garfield

Steamboat · United States · Lost Out of service by March 1882; destroyed by fire at an unspecified later date near Black Rock · Great Salt Lake

Utah's first great excursion steamboat, launched amid a 3,000-person crowd at Corinne, ended her days destroyed by fire near Black Rock.

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The Vessel and Her Loss

Launched in May 1871 as City of Corinne, this 150-foot, three-decked wooden steamer was built by the Corinne Steam and Navigation Company to compete with the new Utah Central Railroad for freight and passenger traffic on the Great Salt Lake. She was renamed General Garfield in 1875 and continued mainly as an excursion boat, since freight business on the lake was limited. She was out of service by 1882 and later, retired and stationed near Black Rock for dances and bathing parties, was destroyed by fire.

Vessel

Built: 1871
Builder: Not established
Yard: Corinne, Utah
Material: Wood
Length: 150 ft
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam, paddle wheel
Owners: Corinne Steam and Navigation Company

Loss

Date: Out of service by March 1882; destroyed by fire at an unspecified later date near Black Rock
Cause: Fire
Location: Near Black Rock, Great Salt Lake
Water: Great Salt Lake
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: 40.73° N 112.23° W
Accuracy: General area only
Nearest: Black Rock, Utah
Region: Great Salt Lake

General area only: coordinate of the Black Rock landmark near Lake Point on the Great Salt Lake, the named place of loss recorded for this vessel, not a surveyed wreck position.