Tacoma and Burton Navigation Company
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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
.
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...
in the early 1900s. Steamboats owned by the company included Burton
Burton (steamboat)
Burton was a steamboat built in 1905 in Tacoma, Washington and which was in service on Puget Sound until 1924.-Career:Burton was built for the Tacoma and Burton Navigation Company, whose principals had once been partners with the owners of a rival steamer Norwood on runs from Tacoma to points on...
and 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...
.