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Historical Association
PO Box 328
Kelleys Island, Ohio 43438
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CITY OF HANCOCK
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The CITY OF HANCOCK was a steamer. Her gross tonnage was 296 tons.  Her length was 104 feet. The length from guardrail to guardrail was 28 feet.  Her beam was 9 feet 6 inches. She was built in 1901, by the Buffalo Dry Dock Company. She ran to Kelleys Island in 1938.

Excerpts from an article by Captain Hamilton. Courtesy of Rutherford B. Hayes Memorial Library.




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