The Story of the Canandaigua Lake Steamboats: What They Were and Who Captained Them, Part II (1922 account reprinted October 1995)

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   The flags that called Canandaigua’s steamboats

   Page or archive reference: Visible title, byline by James S. Lee, From the August 9, 1922 issue of The Ontario County Times, Provided by Richard F. Palmer; October 1995 issue link; separate 1995 Palmer copyright footer.

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   The flags that called Canandaigua’s steamboats

   Page or archive reference: Entire section, especially second and third paragraphs: business people commuting from summer cabins, watching crossings toward Whiskey Point or Vine Valley, white signal flags on docks, and concern over a Rochester train connection. No exact operating year, universal schedule or passenger count established.

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   The flags that called Canandaigua’s steamboats

   Page or archive reference: Paragraph beginning Heretofore a white flag: new line’s red signal for Genundawah and Mayflower; Lee says boats of both lines headed for either flag and raced for landings. Preserve source spellings as variants; no exact date, frequency or independent race verification.

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   The flags that called Canandaigua’s steamboats

   Page or archive reference: Opening paragraph: autumn produce, named fruits, crew loading and transfer to iced rail cars at the basin said to be destined for Boston and Philadelphia. Following paragraph names Canandaigua and Ontario as supplemented in freight carrying. No manifests, tonnage or verified destinations for a particular shipment.

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