Palace steamer
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Palace steamers were luxurious steamships that carried passengers and cargo around the North America
n Great Lakes
from 1844 through 1857. One was the Niagara
, which was destroyed by a fire during an 1856 voyage.
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
n Great Lakes
Great Lakes
The Great Lakes are a collection of freshwater lakes located in northeastern North America, on the Canada – United States border. Consisting of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, they form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total surface, coming in second by volume...
from 1844 through 1857. One was the Niagara
Niagara (palace steamer)
The Niagara was a long sidewheel palace steamer launched in 1846. Like the others of its kind, it carried passengers and cargo around the North American Great Lakes. It was owned by the Collingwood Line....
, which was destroyed by a fire during an 1856 voyage.