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.
Cite this item
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/.