![Milestones 1850s](/logos-metro/1850s.gif)
1858
- First successful steam ferry launches beginning of "Mosquito Fleet." These steamboats provided the transportation links between Seattle and towns across Lake Union, Lake Washington and the Puget Sound.
![Photo of One of the mosquito fleet steamers that made Seattle the principal port of call on Puget Sound](/photos/history/1850-mosquito1.jpeg) One of the mosquito fleet steamers that made Seattle the principal port of call on Puget Sound. Photo courtesy Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI).
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