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  • History of Steam navigation on Lake Ontario
    History of Steam navigation on Lake Ontario
    TextNewspaper  Onondaga Standard (Syracuse, NY), Sep. 29, 1847     From the Oswego Commercial Times History of Steam navigation on Lake Ontario _______ The rapid increase and general improvement in the commercial marine of the Lakes, impart a high degree of interest to every thing relating to the early history and progress of our steam ...
    TextNewspaper  Onondaga Standard (Syracuse, NY), Sep. 29, 1847   From the Oswego Commercial Times History of Steam navigation on Lake Ontario _______ The rapid increase and general improvement in the commercial marine of the Lakes, impart a high degree …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 24 December, 1865
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 24 December, 1865
    Text       Another extensive maritime list from the Detroit perspective compiled by Detroit Free Press marine reporter Capt. J. W. Hall.
    Text     Another extensive maritime list from the Detroit perspective compiled by Detroit Free Press marine reporter Capt. J. W. Hall.
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), August 11, 1868
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), August 11, 1868
    TextNewspaper       FORTY-EIGHT YEARS AGO. - The following vessels passed Detroit August 10, 1820 , which we find recorded in the log book kept aboard the schooner Elizabeth ,
    TextNewspaper     FORTY-EIGHT YEARS AGO. - The following vessels passed Detroit August 10, 1820 , which we find recorded in the log book kept aboard the schooner Elizabeth ,
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 19 Dec, 1868, page 1
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 19 Dec, 1868, page 1
    TextNewspaper       Column 2
    TextNewspaper     Column 2
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  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Tuesday, July 21, 1857
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Tuesday, July 21, 1857
    TextNewspaper       (US #9680), wooden propeller built 1857 by Peck & Masters of Cleveland, 210' x30'x 12,' 969 gross tons, 805 net tons. Rebuilt 1865, 1866, with major repairs in 1863 and 1881. Lost, May 5, 1896 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisc. on Lake Michigan. by fire. No loss of life. She was …
    TextNewspaper     (US #9680), wooden propeller built 1857 by Peck & Masters of Cleveland, 210' x30'x 12,' 969 gross tons, 805 net tons. Rebuilt 1865, 1866, with major repairs in 1863 and …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 30 Nov, 1870
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 30 Nov, 1870
    TextNewspaper       Northern Transportation Co. apparently made its arrangements, as it continued to operate on Lake Ontario in 1871 and finally folded about 1875.
    TextNewspaper     Northern Transportation Co. apparently made its arrangements, as it continued to operate on Lake Ontario in 1871 and finally folded about 1875.
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 29 Oct 1872, page 4
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 29 Oct 1872, page 4
    TextNewspaper       Column 5
    TextNewspaper     Column 5
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  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), May 25, 1906
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), May 25, 1906
    TextNewspaper       BADGER STATE became more legitimate, maybe, but she burned to a total loss the following year on the St. Clair River with the loss of 15 lives.
    TextNewspaper     BADGER STATE became more legitimate, maybe, but she burned to a total loss the following year on the St. Clair River with the loss of 15 lives.
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 12 Nov, 1868
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 12 Nov, 1868
    TextNewspaper       THE LOSS OF THE SCHOONER JAMES NAVAGH . - The last number of the Manitowoc Pilot contains the following highly interesting particulars of the loss of the schooner James ...
    TextNewspaper     THE LOSS OF THE SCHOONER JAMES NAVAGH . - The last number of the Manitowoc Pilot contains the following highly interesting particulars of the loss of the schooner James ...
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), November 17, 1878
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), November 17, 1878
    TextNewspaper       Through the latter third of the 19th century, Detroit was home to some of the largest and most powerful tugs in the whole lake system. The towing of sail vessels through the Detroit-St Clair river complex from Lake Erie to Lake Huron was big business in the day. The tug …
    TextNewspaper     Through the latter third of the 19th century, Detroit was home to some of the largest and most powerful tugs in the whole lake system. The towing of sail vessels …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), July 31, 1895
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), July 31, 1895
    TextNewspaper       Capt. George Robarge, master of the propeller S. S. CURRY, says the sea serpent is not a myth. With his own eyes, he beheld the hideous monster. It was sunset, says the captain, on his last trip down from Duluth, when near White Fish Point (Lake Superior) that the antediluvian …
    TextNewspaper     Capt. George Robarge, master of the propeller S. S. CURRY, says the sea serpent is not a myth. With his own eyes, he beheld the hideous monster. It was sunset, …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Apr 25, 1848
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Apr 25, 1848
    TextNewspaper       THE WRECK OF THE NIAGARA. - The Rochester Advertiser thinks that this vessel, wrecked near the mouth of the river, will be got off in a short time. Workmen are going at it immediately, under the direction of Mr. George Wick, of Oswego. The necessary apparatus was brought up to …
    TextNewspaper     THE WRECK OF THE NIAGARA. - The Rochester Advertiser thinks that this vessel, wrecked near the mouth of the river, will be got off in a short time. Workmen are …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Oct 18, 1853
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Oct 18, 1853
    TextNewspaper       MARINE INTELLIGENCE A deserved tribute has recently been paid to Capt. Mason, of the steamer ROCHESTER, of the Lewiston route. It consisted of a service of plate, presented by the Insurance Companies as a testimonial of their sense of his gallant conduct on a recent occasion. ...
    TextNewspaper     MARINE INTELLIGENCE A deserved tribute has recently been paid to Capt. Mason, of the steamer ROCHESTER, of the Lewiston route. It consisted of a service of plate, presented by the …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), May 23, 1854, page 1
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), May 23, 1854, page 1
    TextNewspaper       PROPELLER ON FIRE - This forenoon, about 11 o'clock, the propeller Genesee Chief, lying at the wharf of Rawsons, Foot & Curtis, took fire in her upper works, and but for prompt action would have been consumed. The early discovery and extinguishment of the flames prevented material ...
    TextNewspaper     PROPELLER ON FIRE - This forenoon, about 11 o'clock, the propeller Genesee Chief, lying at the wharf of Rawsons, Foot & Curtis, took fire in her upper works, and but …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Apr 23, 1856
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Apr 23, 1856
    TextNewspaper       Quayle & Martin launched, not long since, a fore and aft schooner for Mather & Co. , Chicago. Her measure as just ascertained by the Inspector is, - length 135 38-100 feet, beam 26 3-100 feet, hold 11 29-100 feet; tons 326 84-95. She is named Gold Hunter. - Cleveland …
    TextNewspaper     Quayle & Martin launched, not long since, a fore and aft schooner for Mather & Co. , Chicago. Her measure as just ascertained by the Inspector is, - length 135 …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), May 24, 1865
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), May 24, 1865
    TextNewspaper       The KNIGHT TEMPLAR, a new vessel built by Geo. Goble, was successfully launched today. Her dimensions are 136 ft. keel, 26 ft. 2 inches beam, and 11 ft. 6 inches holf, and she will carry about 18,000 bu. of grain through the Welland Canal. She is owned by Geo. Goble, …
    TextNewspaper     The KNIGHT TEMPLAR, a new vessel built by Geo. Goble, was successfully launched today. Her dimensions are 136 ft. keel, 26 ft. 2 inches beam, and 11 ft. 6 inches …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), April 16, 1868, page 1
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), April 16, 1868, page 1
    TextNewspaper       *now part of Ecorse, MI
    TextNewspaper     *now part of Ecorse, MI
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Sep 22, 1856
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Sep 22, 1856
    TextNewspaper       THE MONARCH - We notice the arrival on Saturday in our harbor of a new steamer, built this season at Sorel, by D. & G. McCarthy, ship builders, and owned by A. & D. Shaw & Co. Her name is the MONARCH, and she is commanded and partly owned by …
    TextNewspaper     THE MONARCH - We notice the arrival on Saturday in our harbor of a new steamer, built this season at Sorel, by D. & G. McCarthy, ship builders, and owned …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Dec 13, 1856
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Dec 13, 1856
    TextNewspaper       The Toronto Colonist says the MONARCH is now a hopeless wreck, the recent gales having broken her up. - Her engines will be saved. The steam pumps of the North Western Insurance Company, which were washed over board, have been recovered. ...
    TextNewspaper     The Toronto Colonist says the MONARCH is now a hopeless wreck, the recent gales having broken her up. - Her engines will be saved. The steam pumps of the North …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), June 13, 1862
    Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), June 13, 1862
    TextNewspaper       The steam tug LADY FRANKLIN has been sold to Smith & Post of Oswego, for the sum of $7,000 cash, and takes her departure from here for that port this morning. She has been plying on the river since August last, is new and of great power, and will answer …
    TextNewspaper     The steam tug LADY FRANKLIN has been sold to Smith & Post of Oswego, for the sum of $7,000 cash, and takes her departure from here for that port this …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
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