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A paddlewheel steamboat approaching the Highland Beach pavilion pier at sunset, ca. 1878, colorized
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The steamer approaches Highland Beach

ca. 1878

Highland Beach steamboat pier

A composite view of a paddlewheeler entering the Highland Beach pier at sunset — the moment thousands of day-trippers arrived at what Cooper had called *one of the most beautiful combinations of land and water in America*.

Item record

Title
The steamer approaches Highland Beach
Date
ca. 1878
Source
Placeholder illustration for Phase 0 — replace with archival photograph before publishing.
Contributor
ATH placeholder
Rights
Placeholder — replace before publishing
Slug
painted-shore-hero

Verification: placeholder item — metadata and image will be replaced with archival material before publication.

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The steamer approaches Highland Beach (ca. 1878). Placeholder illustration for Phase 0 — replace with archival photograph before publishing. The Highlands History Project, https://history.abovethehook.com/archive/painted-shore-hero/.