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  • Post Office Closed at Point Peninsula
    Post Office Closed at Point Peninsula
    TextNewspaper  Cape Vincent Eagle (Cape Vincent, NY), 6 Mar 1941     Post Office Closed at Point Peninsula ____ After more than 102 years the hamlet of Point Peninsula, once a thriving shipbuilding center during the early schooner days of the Great Lakes and later an oil-field boom town, lost its post office on the first day of last ...
    TextNewspaper  Cape Vincent Eagle (Cape Vincent, NY), 6 Mar 1941   Post Office Closed at Point Peninsula ____ After more than 102 years the hamlet of Point Peninsula, once a thriving shipbuilding center during the early schooner days of the Great …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Ocean (Brig), aground, 2 Nov 1862
    Ocean (Brig), aground, 2 Nov 1862
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Lives: nil Hull damage: $500
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Lives: nil Hull damage: $500
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Mary Ann (Schooner), aground, 1 Nov 1862
    Mary Ann (Schooner), aground, 1 Nov 1862
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Lives: nil Hull damage: $1,700 Cargo: $3,500 Freight: peas
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Lives: nil Hull damage: $1,700 Cargo: $3,500 Freight: peas
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Ferris (Tug), aground, 30 Nov 1886
    Ferris (Tug), aground, 30 Nov 1886
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Lives: nil Remarks: Got off
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Lives: nil Remarks: Got off
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Cape Horn (Schooner), U4345, aground, 24 Nov 1860
    Cape Horn (Schooner), U4345, aground, 24 Nov 1860
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Lives: nil Freight: wheat Remarks: Got off
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Lives: nil Freight: wheat Remarks: Got off
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Game Cock (Schooner), aground, 24 Nov 1860
    Game Cock (Schooner), aground, 24 Nov 1860
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Lives: nil Hull damage: $3,000 Cargo: $500 Freight: coal Remarks: Got off
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Lives: nil Hull damage: $3,000 Cargo: $500 Freight: coal Remarks: Got off
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Pathfinder (Schooner), U20290, aground, 1 May 1881
    Pathfinder (Schooner), U20290, aground, 1 May 1881
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Lives: nil Remarks: Got off
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Lives: nil Remarks: Got off
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Comanche (Schooner), aground, 1 Dec 1886
    Comanche (Schooner), aground, 1 Dec 1886
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Lives: nil Remarks: Got off
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Lives: nil Remarks: Got off
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Camanche (Schooner), aground, 1886
    Camanche (Schooner), aground, 1886
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Remarks: Got off
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Remarks: Got off
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Wayne Brewster, 91, Recalls Life as Sailor on Schooners 
in Bustling Trade on the Lakes
    Wayne Brewster, 91, Recalls Life as Sailor on Schooners in Bustling Trade on the Lakes
    NewspaperText  Syracuse Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), 12 Jun 1940     Wayne Brewster, 91, Recalls Life as Sailor on Schooners in Bustling Trade on the Lakes ____ CAPE VINCENT - Sailing as a crew member upon the schooners that plied from Lake Ontario to Chicago in the busy years of inland water traffic following the Civil War, Wayne B. ...
    NewspaperText  Syracuse Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY), 12 Jun 1940   Wayne Brewster, 91, Recalls Life as Sailor on Schooners in Bustling Trade on the Lakes ____ CAPE VINCENT - Sailing as a crew member upon the schooners that plied from …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • View of the Coffer Dam, at Oswego, N.Y.
    View of the Coffer Dam, at Oswego, N.Y.
    Newspaper       Coffer Dam, Oswego, N.Y. The picture herewith presented is a representation of an excavation made during the last winter, in the bed of the river forming the harbor at the city of Oswego. The excavation was made by means of a coffer dam, erected so as to embrace an area …
    Newspaper     Coffer Dam, Oswego, N.Y. The picture herewith presented is a representation of an excavation made during the last winter, in the bed of the river forming the harbor at the …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Gale on Lake Ontario
    Gale on Lake Ontario
    NewspaperTextNewspaper  Auburn Weekly Journal, 12 Nov 1856     Gale on Lake Ontario Oswego, Nov. 5 Severe gale on the lake last night. The schooners G.M. Chapman with cargo of wheat, and West Wind with cargo of salt, went ashore between the piers. Latter total ...
    NewspaperTextNewspaper  Auburn Weekly Journal, 12 Nov 1856   Gale on Lake Ontario Oswego, Nov. 5 Severe gale on the lake last night. The schooners G.M. Chapman with cargo of wheat, and West Wind with cargo of salt, went …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Gale on Lake Ontario
    Gale on Lake Ontario
    NewspaperTextNewspaper  Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), 21 Nov 1856     Gale on Lake Ontario _______ Loss of Vessels. The wind commenced blowing strongly from the north-west about three o'clock yesterday (Friday) morning, and soon increased to a fearful gale, which continued with little abatement during the day.-- The waters of the ...
    NewspaperTextNewspaper  Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), 21 Nov 1856   Gale on Lake Ontario _______ Loss of Vessels. The wind commenced blowing strongly from the north-west about three o'clock yesterday (Friday) morning, and soon increased to a fearful gale, which …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Will Rebuild the Trestle.
    Will Rebuild the Trestle.
    NewspaperTextNewspaper  Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), 10 Dec 1900     Will Rebuild the Trestle. _____ D., L. & W. Company to Expend Between Thirty and Fifty Thousand Dollars ____ The Lackawanna Railroad Company, recognizing the importance of Oswego as a coal shipping point, and wishing to be in a position to handle its ...
    NewspaperTextNewspaper  Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), 10 Dec 1900   Will Rebuild the Trestle. _____ D., L. & W. Company to Expend Between Thirty and Fifty Thousand Dollars ____ The Lackawanna Railroad Company, recognizing the importance of Oswego as a …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Railroad to Be Requested To Abate Shaker Noise in 1962
    Railroad to Be Requested To Abate Shaker Noise in 1962
    NewspaperTextNewspaper  Oswego Palladium-Times (Oswego, NY), 14 Sep 1961     Railroad to Be Requested To Abate Shaker Noise in 1962 City Attorney John O'C. Conway revealed today that he has recommended to the Common Council that it notify officials of the DL&W; railroad, above the local level, that if the coal shaker is to be operative during the ...
    NewspaperTextNewspaper  Oswego Palladium-Times (Oswego, NY), 14 Sep 1961   Railroad to Be Requested To Abate Shaker Noise in 1962 City Attorney John O'C. Conway revealed today that he has recommended to the Common Council that it notify officials of …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Huge Canadian Coal Boat Docks in Harbor
    Huge Canadian Coal Boat Docks in Harbor
    NewspaperTextNewspaper  Dona, Everett W., Oswego Palladium-Times (Oswego, NY), 13 Aug 1958     Many Oswegonians and others will visit the waterfront this evening to take a look at the largest coal boat to dock at the Lackawanna terminal in history of the harbor. The 582-foot Stadacona of the ...
    NewspaperTextNewspaper  Dona, Everett W., Oswego Palladium-Times (Oswego, NY), 13 Aug 1958   Many Oswegonians and others will visit the waterfront this evening to take a look at the largest coal boat to dock at the Lackawanna terminal in history of the harbor. …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Stadacona Skipper Needs Help in Leaving
Port After Aiding Coalfax to Load Coal
    Stadacona Skipper Needs Help in Leaving Port After Aiding Coalfax to Load Coal
    NewspaperTextNewspaper  Dona, Everett W., Oswego Palladium-Times (Oswego, NY), 13 Aug 1958     Stadacona Skipper Needs Help in Leaving Port After Aiding Coalfax to Load Coal By Everett W. Dona Strong north-northeast wind Tuesday gave the Stadacona a rough time in moving out of the coal terminal and. harbor after Capt. E. Gow, skipper of the ...
    NewspaperTextNewspaper  Dona, Everett W., Oswego Palladium-Times (Oswego, NY), 13 Aug 1958   Stadacona Skipper Needs Help in Leaving Port After Aiding Coalfax to Load Coal By Everett W. Dona Strong north-northeast wind Tuesday gave the Stadacona a rough time in moving out …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • 583-Foot Coal Boat Calls At Oswego Today
    583-Foot Coal Boat Calls At Oswego Today
    NewspaperTextNewspaper  Oswego Palladium-Times (Oswego, NY), 11 Aug 1961     583-Foot Coal Boat Calls At Oswego Today ____ The Canada Steamship Lines, Ltd. freighter Stadacona, largest coal carrier to load in Oswego, returned to this port this afternoon for the first time in several years. She arrived at press time to load a partial shipment for ...
    NewspaperTextNewspaper  Oswego Palladium-Times (Oswego, NY), 11 Aug 1961   583-Foot Coal Boat Calls At Oswego Today ____ The Canada Steamship Lines, Ltd. freighter Stadacona, largest coal carrier to load in Oswego, returned to this port this afternoon for the …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Marine News
    Marine News
    NewspaperTextNewspaper  Oswego Palladium-Times (Oswego, NY), 12 Aug 1961     Marine News ____ The Franquilin, a Canadian freighter, loaded 3,200 tons of coal Thursday for Montreal at the Erie-Lackawanna coal terminal. The next day the largest coal freighter to put into port, the Stadacona, took on a small load for Toronto. It will load the ...
    NewspaperTextNewspaper  Oswego Palladium-Times (Oswego, NY), 12 Aug 1961   Marine News ____ The Franquilin, a Canadian freighter, loaded 3,200 tons of coal Thursday for Montreal at the Erie-Lackawanna coal terminal. The next day the largest coal freighter to put …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Oswego Palladium-Times (Oswego, NY), 25 Sep 1958
    Oswego Palladium-Times (Oswego, NY), 25 Sep 1958
    NewspaperTextNewspaper       Plenty of railroad cars filled with coal will move through Oswego to the harbor terminal this weekend, Bill Daily, coal clerk for the DL&W; revealed this noon. Friday it will take about 45 cars to load the Coalfax with 2,700 tons of soft coal for Cardinal. Saturday nearly 200 cars …
    NewspaperTextNewspaper     Plenty of railroad cars filled with coal will move through Oswego to the harbor terminal this weekend, Bill Daily, coal clerk for the DL&W; revealed this noon. Friday it will …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
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