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  • South America

    Explore the mysterious disappearance of the schooner South America, lost in a storm on Lake Erie while carrying salt in the early 1840s.

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  • Unknown British Schooner

    Explore the remains of an unidentified British schooner lost in Lake Ontario during a storm in 1841, with debris discovered near the Genesee River.

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  • Erie (1837)

    Explore the tragic story of the Erie, a sidewheel steamer that sank in 1841, claiming many lives in one of the Great Lakes’ deadliest maritime disasters.

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  • Burlington (1837) (Scotland)

    Explore the history of the Burlington, a sidewheel steamer transformed into the schooner Scotland, and its tragic end in a fire in 1841.

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  • Ann (Pre-1840)

    Explore the story of the schooner Ann, lost in a storm on Lake Ontario in 1840, and the heroic rescue of its crew.

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  • H. Marsh (1838)

    Explore the remains of the H. Marsh, a small schooner lost in a storm on Lake Michigan in 1840, near White Lake. No wreck has been located.

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  • Ontario (1810)

    Explore the wreck of the Ontario, a wooden schooner from 1810, located in shallow waters of Lake Erie, rich in history and aquatic life.

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  • Helen Mar (1837)

    Explore the wreck of the Helen Mar, a wooden schooner lost in a storm on Lake Erie in 1840, with all hands aboard.

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  • Iowa (pre-1840)

    Explore the wreck of the IOWA, a wooden schooner lost in a collision on Lake Erie in 1840, with no loss of life reported.

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  • Commercial (1833)

    Explore the wreck of the Commercial, a wooden schooner that sank in Lake Erie after a collision in 1840. Discover its history and the circumstances of its loss.

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