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  • Goliath (1848)

    Explore the tragic story of the Goliath, a wooden propeller vessel that met its end in a catastrophic explosion in Lake Huron.

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  • J.C. Daun

    Explore the wreck of the J.C. Daun, a wooden schooner lost in 1848 off Rondeau, Lake Erie. Discover its history and the circumstances of its grounding.

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  • Tribune (1847)

    Explore the tragic story of the Tribune, a wooden schooner lost in a storm on Lake Michigan, with a crew of ten perishing and the wreck remaining undiscovered.

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  • Eleonora (Great Britain)

    Explore the wreck of the Eleonora, a historic steamer converted to a barque, lost in 1848 during a gale near Burlington Beach, Ontario.

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  • Columbus (1835)

    Explore the wreck of the Columbus, a sidewheel steamer that sank in Lake Erie in 1848, highlighting the challenges of early Great Lakes navigation.

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  • Niagara (Sovereign) 1840

    Explore the history of the Niagara, a sidewheel steamer that served Lake Ontario before being broken up in 1848.

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  • Matilda Taylor

    Explore the wreck of the Matilda Taylor, a 19th-century brig lost in a storm on Lake Ontario, near Point Breeze, New York.

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  • Phoenix (1840)

    Explore the mysterious wreck of the Phoenix, a wooden schooner that sank in Lake Ontario in 1848 after hitting a shoal.

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  • Uncle Sam (1833)

    Explore the wreck of the Uncle Sam, a vessel transformed from a sidewheel steamer to a schooner, lost in a northeast gale in 1847 near Kelley’s Island.

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  • Chippewa (1837)

    Explore the wreck of the Chippewa, a significant wooden schooner that met its fate on Sawtooth Reef in Lake Superior in 1847.

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