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New Era (Empress)
Explore the wreck of the New Era, a sidewheel steamer that met its end by fire in Kingston, Ontario, in 1868.
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Humboldt US 11855
Explore the wreck of the HUMBOLDT, a 19th-century scow-schooner that sank in Chicago Harbor under mysterious circumstances.
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Beaver
Explore the history of the Beaver, a wooden paddlewheel steamboat that played a vital role in 19th-century transportation before its destruction by fire in 1868.
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William Barclay US 26834
Explore the history of the William Barclay, a scow schooner lost in 1868, with no known wreck site or recovery.
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Henry Gildersleeve (1839)
Explore the history of the Henry Gildersleeve, a significant sidewheel steamboat in Canadian maritime history, known for its service on mail routes and notable passengers.
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Canadian (Canadian Lily)
Explore the history and significance of the sidewheel steamer Canadian, a vital link in Great Lakes trade from 1853 until its dismantling in the late 1860s.
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Alida (1856)
Explore the wreck of the Alida, a wooden steamer lost to a boiler explosion in 1867 on the Saginaw River.
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Lydia Ann (pre-1867)
Explore the tragic story of the Lydia Ann, a wooden schooner lost in 1867 during a fierce gale on Lake Ontario.
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Bonnie Doon US 2136
Explore the wreck of the Bonnie Doon, a 19th-century schooner lost in a storm near Bois Blanc Island in Lake Huron.
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Prairie Flower (1864)
Explore the history of the Prairie Flower, a wooden cargo schooner lost to fire in Lake Huron in December 1867. No wreckage has been located.
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