Steamer “Saint Lucie,” early 1900’s

Sometime in 1896 or 1897, the Steamer Saint Lucie joined the Steamers "Saint Augustine," "Saint Sebastian," and "The Swan" in plying the waters of the Indian River. The Indian River and Bay Biscayne Inland Navigation Company, an affiliate of the Florida canal company constructing the ICW, purchased these vessels from the bankrupt Indian River Steamboat [...]