Wilson G. Hunt (sidewheeler)
Wilson G. Hunt was a steamboat that ran in the early days of steam navigation on Puget Sound and Sacramento, Fraser, and Columbia Rivers. She was generally known as the Hunt during her years of operation. She had a long career on the west coast of the United States and Canada, and played an important transportation role in the California Gold Rush.
Read more about Wilson G. Hunt (sidewheeler): Namesake - Wilson G. Hunt, Design and Construction, California Gold Rush Steamer, Fraser River Gold Rush, Mails and Early Rate War On Puget Sound, Columbia River Service, Renewed Rate War On Puget Sound, Return To Fraser River Service, Vancouver Island Service, Scrapped and Burned For Metal
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