SS Columbia Restoration Project
The directors of the restoration project will be coming to Newburgh on Thursday, October 26 at 4 pm in the Great Room, Kaplan Hall, at SUNY Orange's Newburgh Campus, to present information on the history of the SS Columbia and the restoration project, and to gather ideas on ways the Newburgh community can become a part of the restoration.
The SS Columbia, the oldest surviving passenger steamship in the US, built in 1902, is coming to Newburgh (hopefully next year) to undergo a complete restoration The ship will then be put into service as a dayliner between NYC and Albany. The 200+ foot steamship, originally built to carry 3000 passengers, is a grand example of the best in engineering and aesthetics of the time, with mahogany paneling, leaded glass, gilt moldings, a grand staircase, and an open air ballroom.
Please RSVP at: [email protected] or call 212-228-3128
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Is this the ship that went down the Hudson today 10/25 and was in the area a couple of weeks ago headed toward Poughkeepsie?
posted by George Kane on 10/25/11 at 5:17 PM
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