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  • Mary Ballard (1855)

    Explore the wreck of the Mary Ballard, a wooden schooner lost in a storm on Lake Ontario in 1866, near Galloo Island.

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  • F. W. Backus (1846) (Earl Cathcart)

    Explore the wreck of the F. W. Backus, a wooden-hulled steam propeller that caught fire in 1866 near Racine, Wisconsin, with no casualties reported.

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  • Mary Stewart (1855)

    Explore the wreck of the Mary Stewart, a significant propeller steamer lost in a storm in 1866 near Grand Haven, Lake Michigan.

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  • Sheridan (1841)

    Explore the wreck of the Sheridan, a former sidewheel tug turned schooner-barge, lost in a storm in 1866 near Lexington, Michigan.

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  • N.G. (1847)

    Explore the wreck of the N.G., a wooden schooner lost in a storm on Lake Erie in 1866, reflecting the maritime challenges of the era.

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  • Bay Queen (1853)

    Explore the wreck of the Bay Queen, a wooden scow schooner lost in a storm on Lake Ontario in 1866, vital to the Great Lakes grain trade.

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  • Tom Wrong C 33579 (Dick Tinto, S.E. Ives)

    Explore the wreck of the Tom Wrong, a bark that met its fate in a storm near Port Burwell, Ontario, in 1866.

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  • Charlotte (1853)

    Explore the history of the Charlotte, a wooden schooner that served the lumber trade on Lake Michigan before its loss in 1866.

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  • Ark (E.K. Collins)

    Explore the wreck of the Ark, a converted barge that tragically sank in Lake Huron during a storm in 1866, claiming six lives.

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  • Alma (1855)

    Explore the wreck of the Alma, a two-masted schooner lost in a storm on Lake Ontario in 1866, claiming all six crew members aboard.

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