AH-WR-0301

Ticonderoga

Passenger Steamer · United States · Lost 1901 · Lake George

Lake George's largest wooden steamer, built in 1883, burned to her waterline near Rogers Rock in 1901.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Documented Likeness. Drawn from surviving builder's plans or clear photographs of this vessel. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

Built in 1883 at Cook's Landing, Ticonderoga was the last large wooden vessel built entirely on Lake George and carried Civil War General William Sherman among her passengers. On the morning of August 29, 1901, fire broke out below deck after her boilers were left stoked overnight at Baldwin. Captain Frank G. White held the burning steamer against the Rogers Rock Hotel dock until the lines burned through, and she drifted across Heart Bay before burning to the waterline.

Vessel

Built: 1883
Builder: Not established
Yard: Cook's Landing, Ticonderoga, New York
Material: Wood
Length: 172 ft
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Steam, sidewheel
Owners: Lake George Steamboat Company

Loss

Date: August 29, 1901
Cause: Fire
Location: Heart Bay, near Rogers Rock, Lake George
Water: Lake George
Voyage: Baldwin, New York → Rogers Rock Hotel dock
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Captain Frank G. White

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Burned to the waterline; a salvage crew removed most surviving material in the years after the fire, leaving only fragments of the hull.
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: 43.79° N 73.46° W
Accuracy: General area only
Nearest: Rogers Rock, New York
Region: Lake George

General area only: coordinate of Heart Bay from the USGS Geographic Names Information System, marking the named place of loss recorded for this vessel, not a surveyed wreck position.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Partially documented (68/100)

Casualty details and the exact present condition of any remaining hull fragments are not established in the sources reviewed.

Adirondack Almanack
Build date, service history, and reference to the 1901 fire.
Lake George Steamboat Company historical archive
Narrative and photographic account of the 1901 fire and loss.
USGS Geographic Names Information System — Heart Bay, NY (via TopoQuest)
coordinate of the named place of loss