Emma Giles
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NameEmma Giles
OwnerCapt. George F. Curlett[1]
OperatorTolchester Company[1]
RouteBaltimore, Maryland to points on the Chesapeake Bay including Annapolis, Maryland, Tolchester Beach, Maryland, West River, Maryland, Port Deposit, Maryland[1]
 Emma Giles | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Emma Giles |
| Owner | Capt. George F. Curlett[1] |
| Operator | Tolchester Company[1] |
| Route | Baltimore, Maryland to points on the Chesapeake Bay including Annapolis, Maryland, Tolchester Beach, Maryland, West River, Maryland, Port Deposit, Maryland[1] |
| Builder | William Woodall Shipyard[1] |
| Completed | 1887[1] |
| In service | 1887-1936[1] |
| Fate | burned[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 549[2] |
| Length | 178[2] |
| Beam | 30[2] |
| Propulsion | steam |
| Capacity | 1500 people[3] |
The Emma Giles was the best known and most popular sidewheel passenger steamer that operated out of Baltimore, Maryland.[1]
One of her more popular destinations was Tolchester Beach, Maryland.[1]
She docked at the Nowell pier on Parrish Creek and later at the Shady Side pier when serving the West River. The Emma Giles made two trips per week between Baltimore and Shady Side, but by the 1930s, it increased its service to five trips per week.[4]
She served the Rhode River between 1891 and 1932, making five trips per week.[5]
In Annapolis, Maryland, she docked at a wharf at the foot of Prince George Street.[6]
