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Captain Leonard

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TypePerson
ErasModern era
On this page
Person
Active
fl. 1890
Work
Steamer captain · Captain, steamer Joe
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
maritimeshippingheritage

Summary

Captain Leonard was named as the first person to sail the steamer Joe in the March 1973 Beaver Tales retrospective.

Evidence and limits

The source supplies no given name or complete identity, so this record is kept separate from other Leonard references.

Sources

  1. Says Capt. Leonard first sailed the steamer Joe in competition with the Eric L. Hackley; it supplies no given name or complete maritime record.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1973-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held ten-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1973-03_Beaver-Beacon

Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Captain Leonard”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/people/leonard-joe-1973/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1973, “Beaver Tales.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

Last revised 2026-08-03. Fill in [date] with the date you read it — this page is static and cannot know that.

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