Mohican II
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Mohican II is a historic steel riveted hull excursion steamboat
Steamboat
A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving propellers or paddlewheels...

 located at Lake George
Lake George (village), New York
The Village of Lake George is a village within the town of Lake George in Warren County, New York, United States. The population was 985 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area...

 in Warren County, New York
Warren County, New York
Warren County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 65,707. It is named in honor of General Joseph Warren, an American Revolutionary War hero of the Battle of Bunker Hill...

. She was built in 1907-08 for the Lake George Steamboat Company
Lake George Steamboat Company
The Lake George Steamboat Company was incorporated in 1817 to operate steamboats on Lake George, New York. With the exception of the year 1949, it has never ceased to operate its service...

 by the T.S. Marvel Shipuilding Company of Newburgh, New York. She measures 117 ft (35.7 m) in length, 26 ft (7.9 m) in beam, and 8.3 ft (2.5 m) depth of hold. She was designed for use on Lake George
Lake George (New York)
Lake George, nicknamed the Queen of American Lakes, is a long, narrow oligotrophic lake draining northwards into Lake Champlain and the St. Lawrence River Drainage basin located at the southeast base of the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York, U.S.A.. It lies within the upper region of the...

 as an excursion vessel and has been in continuous use for over 100 years.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

in 2010.

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