This is a photograph of the R. Tobias Residence on the site of Sargent's Hotel. The tracks from Bishop's Wawasee Marine Supply Company are visible. These tracks were used to move the boats into and out of the water.
This is the steamboat "Modoc" on Lake Wawasee on July 15, 1875. The "Modoc" was purchased by Frank Reith and John Egbert, Jr. in 1875 and was brought to Wawasee Lake to haul passengers.
