Colonel Wright (sternwheeler)

Colonel Wright (sternwheeler)

The Colonel Wright was the first steamboat to operate on the Columbia River above The Dalles in the parts of the Oregon Country that later became the U.S. states of Oregon, Washington and Idaho. She was the first steamboat to run on the Snake River. She was named after Colonel (later General) George Wright, an army commander in the Indian Wars in the Oregon Country in the 1850s. She was generally called the Wright during her operating career.

Read more about Colonel Wright (sternwheeler):  Construction and Operations, Top Step On The Giant Staircase, Inland Exploration, Dance Hall Transport, Captain White Relieved of Command, Captain Stump Takes The Wright Far Up The Snake River, Dismantled in 1865

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