Burlington Horse Ferry
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By Gabriela
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Description of the Burlington Horse Ferry that traveled on Lake Champlain.
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By Gabriela
The Burlington Bay Horse Ferry shipwreck
Lake Champlain
The Burlington Bay Horse Ferry was built in the early 1800’s
As of 1999, the Burlington Bay Horse Ferry was the only surviving example of a horse-powered vessel in the world On a treadmill, two or more horses power a boat
The Horse Ferry was made of wood so it could float
The Burlington Bay Horse Ferry
Boat Parts
Satellite Image of Shipwreck
In Fall 1983, a horse ferry was found in 50 feet deep in water at Burlington Bay
Four scuba divers found a tread wheel-paddlewheel propulsion system
They think the horse ferry sank by a big hole in the bottom of the boat
How The Horse Ferry Sank
