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  • France (1854)

    Explore the wreck of the three-masted wooden vessel France, lost in December 1854 near Goderich, Ontario, with a tragic loss of crew.

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  • Anne (1854)

    The Anne, a three-masted bark or schooner, tragically sank near Goderich, Ontario, in December 1854, with the loss of nearly all her crew during a severe storm.

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  • Luther Wright (Pre-1848)

    Explore the wreck of the Luther Wright, a pioneering three-masted schooner lost in a storm on Lake Erie in 1854.

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  • Bruce Mines

    Explore the wreck of the Bruce Mines, a sidewheel steamer lost in a gale in 1854, with a dramatic survival story and historical significance in Lake Huron.

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  • Wm. Buckley (Wm. Buckly)

    Explore the wreck of the Wm. Buckley, a wooden schooner that foundered in Lake Erie in 1854, leaving behind a legacy of maritime history.

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  • Conductor (1849)

    Explore the tragic story of the Conductor, a wooden schooner wrecked in 1854, and the heroic rescue by Abigail Becker during a fierce storm on Lake Erie.

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  • Utica (1846)

    Explore the wreck of the Utica, a wooden bark lost in Buffalo Harbor during a storm in 1854, with no loss of life reported.

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  • Peninsula

    Explore the wreck of the Peninsula, a wooden steamship lost in a storm on Lake Superior in 1854, impacting the local mining industry.

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  • Mary Margart (1852)

    Explore the story of the Mary Margart, a wooden schooner lost in Lake Michigan during a gale in 1854, with all crew members surviving the incident.

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  • Bucephalus (1852)

    Explore the tragic story of the Bucephalus, a wooden propeller-driven ship that sank in Lake Huron during a storm in 1854, claiming lives and leaving a mystery beneath the waves.

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