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- ETON BRONSON
The schooner ELLEN BRONSON, also known as ETON BRONSON, was a wooden vessel built in 1835 in Three Mile Bay, New York, or Point Peninsula. It had a tonnage of 103 tons. The schooner did not have an official number assigned to it.
Tragically, on July 6, 1853, the ELLEN BRONSON suffered a devastating loss. It caught fire while moored near the lower bridge in Oswego, New York, and was burned to a total loss. The fire was part of the “Great Fire” that swept through Oswego in that year. The exact number of lives lost in the incident is unreported, as is the cargo it was carrying at the time.
In May 1855, the city authorities ordered the raising and dismantling of the ELLEN BRONSON. The vessel was salvaged from its submerged state in Oswego, New York, and dismantled.
The history of the ELLEN BRONSON spans from its construction in 1835 to its tragic loss in the fire of 1853. It serves as a reminder of the challenges and risks faced by vessels operating on the Great Lakes during that era.
