Issaquah Ferry: Keel laid at Anderson Steamboat Company*, Houghton, Washington Late 1913; History The ISSAQUAH on her maiden voyage - May 2nd, 1914.  The 114 foot two decker steam ferry boat was revolutionary when it was launched by the Anderson Steamboat Co. in 1914.  It served as a private ferry and tour boat on Lake Washington until 1918, when public ferry competition made its continued operation here unprofitable.  At that time, it was sold to the newly formed Rodeo/Vallejo line in California and brought down the coast to the San Francisco Bay where it served on various runs until it was retired in the 1948.  The label "Issaquah" is emblazoned in eight places - including the prominent flags flying atop. "The Ferry Issaquah started on May 2, 1914, to ply between ferries Newport and Leschi. People driving to Seattle can now save extra mileage by using this route and gain considerable time besides. Kellogg's Stage and Griffith's freight trucks immediately changed to this route, the former now making perfect connections with the evening train." Quoted from a newspaper clipping of May 1914.
*(Perhaps Anderson is an earlier name for Lake Washington)