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  • David Smart (1846)

    Explore the tragic story of the David Smart, a wooden brig lost in a storm on Lake Michigan in 1857, claiming 14 lives during rescue efforts.

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  • Fashion (1846)

    Explore the wreck of the Fashion, a mid-19th-century schooner that capsized on Lake Ontario while transporting flour.

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  • George Hanson (1851)

    Explore the wreck of the George Hanson, a small schooner lost in a storm on Lake Michigan in 1857, claiming four lives including three brothers.

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  • Wide Awake

    Explore the wreck of the Wide Awake, a wooden schooner lost in Lake Ontario in 1857, with a brief but intriguing history.

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  • Belle Adkins (Belle Atkins)

    Explore the wreck of the Belle Adkins, a wooden schooner lost in a storm in 1857 near Oswego, New York, with a rich maritime history.

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  • Robert Emmett

    Explore the mysterious wreck of the Robert Emmett, a brig lost in the Straits of Mackinac during a storm in 1857, with conflicting accounts of its identity.

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  • Belvidere (1847)

    Explore the tragic story of the Belvidere, a wooden schooner lost in a storm on Lake Ontario in 1856, with all hands aboard.

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  • Ann Jane Brown (A.J. Brown, Ann J. Brown) (1842)

    Explore the tragic story of the Ann Jane Brown, a wooden schooner lost in a blizzard on Lake Ontario in 1856.

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  • Charles Howard (1845)

    Explore the wreck of the Charles Howard, a wooden schooner lost in a storm near Chicago in 1856, with a rich history of lumber transport across the Great Lakes.

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  • Napoleon (1853)

    Explore the wreck of the Napoleon, a wooden schooner lost in a gale on Lake Ontario in 1856. Discover its historical significance and current condition.

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