The Steamboat “Thomas A. Edison”

The Thomas A. Edison, one of the eight steamers owned by the Menge Brothers Steamboat Line. For 22 years, the steamers plied up the Caloosahatchee River past the landings of pioneer settlers. Built in 1904 at Apalachicola. Used as freighter and passenger boat on the Caloosahatchee River until it burned on January 30, 1914.  The “Thomas A. Edison” carried passengers between Fort Myers and La Belle.

Paddle steamboat “Thomas A. Edison” on the Caloosahatchee River

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The “Thomas A. Edison”

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The “Thomas A. Edison” near Fort Myers

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The “Thomas A. Edison” on the Caloosahatchee River

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Paddle steamer “Thomas A. Edison” running on the Caloosahatchee River near Fort Myers

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Paddle steamer “Thomas A. Edison” near J.B. McKingley landing on the Caloosahatchee River near Alva

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Paddle steamer “Thomas A. Edison” at dock on the Caloosahatchee River at Alva before the 1910 storm.  That is Heitman’s store at left and the Three Oaks hotel at right.

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Paddle steamer “Thomas A. Edison” at a landing on the Caloosahatchee River

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“Thomas A. Edison”, drawn by Frank S. Browne

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“Thomas A. Edison”, drawn by Philip Ayers Sawyer

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