STEAMERDOCK GATHERING
The age of steam brought people together as never before. Never before
had transportation been so modern and rapid. Trains and steamships had taken
the place of the horse and wagon and schooner. It was reason to celebrate!
The newness of it all had people talking and they found it enjoyable just
to wait for the steamer, as it brought the mail, food and friends. Talk
of travel and new adventures was a common topic of the day. Without the
unheard-of invention of television, people read books,told stories, sung
and had a closer sense of community than is common today.