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John Quin | all galleries >> Photo and Stereo Scans >> Stereo Scans > Chicora
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02-OCT-2016

Chicora

The steamer Chicora on an excursion from Toronto to Niagara Fall around 1900.
Underwood & Underwood.
The ship had an interesting history prior to becoming a tourist ship in Toronto in 1878..
Built in England in 1864 for the Confederate States she served as a blockade runner, a roll she held until the end of the Civil War. She was then sold to Canadian interests where she served as a passenger carrier between Collingwood and Fort William, she also carried troops during the Red River Rebellion.

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