Burton (steamboat)
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Burton was a steamboat built in 1905 in Tacoma, Washington
and which was in service on Puget Sound
until 1924.
, whose principals had once been partners with the owners of a rival steamer Norwood on runs from Tacoma to points on Vashon Island
. Burton was intended to compete with Norwood. Once Burton was completed, daily competition for fares meant both steamers were racing each other from landing to landing. Norwood was soon replaced with the faster and newer Vashon
, and the racing continued with Burton every day until 1907, when Burton was replaced on the route by Magnolia
. Burton was sold to the Kitsap County Transportation Company
(KCTC) in 1912. By 1924, Burton had been taken out of service, and was laid up in Gig Harbor, and in that year a fire started on board and destroyed the vessel.
Burton is reported to have been owned by KCTC from 1907 to 1911 and from 1912 to 1923.
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Burton was a steamboat built in 1905 in Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma, Washington
Tacoma is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, southwest of Seattle, northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to...
and which was in service on Puget Sound
Puget Sound
Puget Sound is a sound in the U.S. state of Washington. It is a complex estuarine system of interconnected marine waterways and basins, with one major and one minor connection to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Pacific Ocean — Admiralty Inlet being the major connection and...
until 1924.
Career
Burton was built for the Tacoma and Burton Navigation CompanyTacoma and Burton Navigation Company
The Tacoma and Burton Navigation Company was a shipping company that operated steamboats on Puget Sound in the early 1900s. Steamboats owned by the company included Burton and Magnolia.-References:...
, whose principals had once been partners with the owners of a rival steamer Norwood on runs from Tacoma to points on Vashon Island
Vashon Island
Vashon is a census-designated place in King County, Washington, United States. It covers an island alternately called Vashon Island or Vashon-Maury Island, the largest island in Puget Sound south of Admiralty Inlet. The population was 10,624 at the 2010 census. At , it is about 60 percent larger...
. Burton was intended to compete with Norwood. Once Burton was completed, daily competition for fares meant both steamers were racing each other from landing to landing. Norwood was soon replaced with the faster and newer Vashon
Vashon (steamboat 1905)
Vashon was a wooden steamboat built in 1905 at Dockton, Washington on Vashon Island. The vessel was active on Puget Sound in the early decades of the 1900s...
, and the racing continued with Burton every day until 1907, when Burton was replaced on the route by Magnolia
Magnolia (steamboat)
Magnolia was a wooden-hulled steamship that operated on Puget Sound from 1907 to 1937.-Career:Magnolia was built at Tacoma in 1907 for the Tacoma and Burton Navigation Company, which intended her to replace Burton on the company's routes around Tacoma and Vashon Island...
. Burton was sold to the Kitsap County Transportation Company
Kitsap County Transportation Company
The Kitsap County Transportation Company was an important steamboat and ferry company that operated on Puget Sound. The company was originally founded in 1898 as the Hansen Transportation Company.-Hansen Transportation:...
(KCTC) in 1912. By 1924, Burton had been taken out of service, and was laid up in Gig Harbor, and in that year a fire started on board and destroyed the vessel.
Burton is reported to have been owned by KCTC from 1907 to 1911 and from 1912 to 1923.