SS Badger (Car Ferry) National Historic Landmark Nomination
Worden WM. 2016. SS Badger (Car Ferry) National Historic Landmark Nomination. National Historic Landmark Nominations. 9000679_NHL. National Park Service. Washington, DC
This document is the National Historic Landmark (NHL) nomination for the SS Badger (Car Ferry) in Ludington, Mason County, Michigan. The NHL nomination for the SS Badger (Car Ferry) documents its national significance under NHL Criteria 1 and 4 as the final example of Great Lakes rail car ferry design, a type which influenced design of such vessels in other regions and around the world; as the last vessel in operation powered by Skinner Unaflow steeple compound engines; and as the last Great Lakes car ferry to remain in operation. The period of national significance is 1952-1953.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Worden, William
- Date of Issue
- 2016-01-20
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Keywords
- engineering, Great Lakes, Ludington, maritime, Michigan, National Historic Landmark, railroad, transportation