SS Major Amasa Brown Watson
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Title
SS Major Amasa Brown Watson
Description
SS Major A.B. Watson, 1894 - 1921
Civil War Major Amasa Brown Watson was a friend of Reeds Lake steamboat Captain John Honore Poisson. After Watson died in 1888 Poisson named his newly built steamboat after the Major. Watson was a lumberman and a well-known and respected Grand Rapids businessman. Mrs. Watson donated flags of nations to be displayed on the top of the boat. This photo is an early view of the steamer with its pilot house still up top. It was soon removed.
Civil War Major Amasa Brown Watson was a friend of Reeds Lake steamboat Captain John Honore Poisson. After Watson died in 1888 Poisson named his newly built steamboat after the Major. Watson was a lumberman and a well-known and respected Grand Rapids businessman. Mrs. Watson donated flags of nations to be displayed on the top of the boat. This photo is an early view of the steamer with its pilot house still up top. It was soon removed.
Creator
Mary T. Dersch, curator, East Grand Rapids History Room
Date
1894 - 1921
Contributor
Mary T. Dersch, curator, East Grand Rapids History Room
Rights
Creative Commons
Format
Still photo
Type
jpg
Files
Citation
Mary T. Dersch, curator, East Grand Rapids History Room, “SS Major Amasa Brown Watson,” East Grand Rapids History Room, accessed May 17, 2024, https://egrhistoryroom.omeka.net/items/show/10.