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  • Century-Old Light Warns Sailormen of Hidden Rock-Crowned Reefs Near Lake Ontario's Danger Isle
    Century-Old Light Warns Sailormen of Hidden Rock-Crowned Reefs Near Lake Ontario's Danger Isle
    NewspaperText  Cole, Percy T., Rochester Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, NY), 18 Sep 1932     Century-Old Light Warns Sailormen of Hidden Rock-Crowned Reefs Near Lake Ontario's Danger Isle - History Written in Tragedy By Percy T. Cole False Duck Light, they call it. And since 1828 it has warned sailor men from as rock-bound and ...
    NewspaperText  Cole, Percy T., Rochester Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester, NY), 18 Sep 1932   Century-Old Light Warns Sailormen of Hidden Rock-Crowned Reefs Near Lake Ontario's Danger Isle - History Written in Tragedy By Percy T. Cole False Duck Light, they call it. And since …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Kildonan (Schooner), C92548, aground, 15 May 1905
    Kildonan (Schooner), C92548, aground, 15 May 1905
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Lives: nil Freight: coal Remarks: Got off
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Lives: nil Freight: coal Remarks: Got off
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  • J. W. Brooks (Propeller), sunk, 4 Nov 1856
    J. W. Brooks (Propeller), sunk, 4 Nov 1856
    TextNewspaper       Reason: sunk Lives: 22 Hull damage: $17,000 Cargo: $76,000 Freight: produce Remarks: Raised and rebuilt
    TextNewspaper     Reason: sunk Lives: 22 Hull damage: $17,000 Cargo: $76,000 Freight: produce Remarks: Raised and rebuilt
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  • Cayuga (Schooner), aground, 6 Nov 1854
    Cayuga (Schooner), aground, 6 Nov 1854
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Lives: nil Freight: white wheat Remarks: Total loss
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Lives: nil Freight: white wheat Remarks: Total loss
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  • Richmond (Schooner), aground, 1 Oct 1860
    Richmond (Schooner), aground, 1 Oct 1860
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Lives: nil Hull damage: $300 Cargo: $100 Freight: coal Remarks: Got off
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Lives: nil Hull damage: $300 Cargo: $100 Freight: coal Remarks: Got off
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  • Manola (Propeller), U92170, sunk, 2 Dec 1918
    Manola (Propeller), U92170, sunk, 2 Dec 1918
    TextNewspaper       Reason: sunk Lives: 11 Remarks: Total loss (bow)
    TextNewspaper     Reason: sunk Lives: 11 Remarks: Total loss (bow)
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  • Kildonan (Barge), aground, 16 May 1905
    Kildonan (Barge), aground, 16 May 1905
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Lives: nil Freight: coal Remarks: Got off
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Lives: nil Freight: coal Remarks: Got off
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  • The Palmateers: Schooner Days LXXIX. (79)
    The Palmateers: Schooner Days LXXIX. (79)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 18 Mar 1933     THE PALMATEERS Schooner Days LXXIX. (79) Something has already been said of the experiences of Capt. Nelson Palmateer, of Picton, that sturdy scion of a seagoing stock who has organized the send-away services in Cherry Valley annually for the Prince Edward County ...
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram (Toronto, ON), 18 Mar 1933   THE PALMATEERS Schooner Days LXXIX. (79) Something has already been said of the experiences of Capt. Nelson Palmateer, of Picton, that sturdy scion of a seagoing stock who has organized …
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  • Ho for Holidays in Blue-And-Gold Mary: Schooner Days MLVI (1056)
    Ho for Holidays in Blue-And-Gold Mary: Schooner Days MLVI (1056)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram, 7 Jun 1952     Ho for Holidays in Blue-And-Gold Mary Schooner Days MLVI (1056) by C. H. J. Snider Old Warior's Young Cruise - II.
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram, 7 Jun 1952   Ho for Holidays in Blue-And-Gold Mary Schooner Days MLVI (1056) by C. H. J. Snider Old Warior's Young Cruise - II.
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  • Yachting in Scarlet and Pith Helmets: Schooner Days MLVII (1057)
    Yachting in Scarlet and Pith Helmets: Schooner Days MLVII (1057)
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram, 14 Jun 1952     Yachting in Scarlet and Pith Helmets Schooner Days MLVII (1057) by C. H. J. Snider Old Warior's Young Cruise - III.
    NewspaperText  Snider, C. H. J., Toronto Telegram, 14 Jun 1952   Yachting in Scarlet and Pith Helmets Schooner Days MLVII (1057) by C. H. J. Snider Old Warior's Young Cruise - III.
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  • Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), 16 Apr 1887
    Oswego Palladium (Oswego, NY), 16 Apr 1887
    NewspaperText       I dropped into the office of Captain John Van Alstyne the other day to see if I could pick up a story from some "old tar." You see the captain's office is the central resort for old lake captains when they are in the city. They all know Cap'n John …
    NewspaperText     I dropped into the office of Captain John Van Alstyne the other day to see if I could pick up a story from some "old tar." You see the captain's …
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  • Launch
    Launch
    NewspaperText  Evening Courier & Republic (Buffalo, NY), 15 Nov 1866, p. 3, column 6     Launch.--A new vessel, the Rockaway, was launched at Oswego on Tuesday afternoon [the 13th] from the yard of Chanler, Alford & Co.
    NewspaperText  Evening Courier & Republic (Buffalo, NY), 15 Nov 1866, p. 3, column 6   Launch.--A new vessel, the Rockaway, was launched at Oswego on Tuesday afternoon [the 13th] from the yard of Chanler, Alford & Co.
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  • Heavy Fire
    Heavy Fire
    NewspaperText  Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), 13 Aug 1858     Heavy Fire. - About half last one o'clock this mornings fire broke out in the cupola of the Empire Elevator, owned by F.,T. Carrington and P. Rathbun, and although every exertion was made by our efficient fire brigade, with the assistance of the hydrants from the adjoining mills, within two …
    NewspaperText  Oswego Commercial Times (Oswego, NY), 13 Aug 1858   Heavy Fire. - About half last one o'clock this mornings fire broke out in the cupola of the Empire Elevator, owned by F.,T. Carrington and P. Rathbun, and although every …
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  • Navigation in Early Days
    Navigation in Early Days
    NewspaperText  Daily Palladium (Oswego, NY), 8 Feb 1902     Navigation In Early Days. First Propeller On The Lake Was Built In Oswego Sylvester Doolittle Sent Her To The West While The Buffalo Papers Jeered And Called Her The Oswego Humbug Gleaned From Musty Old Records The first steamboat to ply the waters of Lake Ontario was ...
    NewspaperText  Daily Palladium (Oswego, NY), 8 Feb 1902   Navigation In Early Days. First Propeller On The Lake Was Built In Oswego Sylvester Doolittle Sent Her To The West While The Buffalo Papers Jeered And Called Her The Oswego …
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  • Life Savers
    Life Savers
    NewspaperText       LIFE SAVERS ____ Visit to the Oswego Station ____ Facilities Provided by the Government for Saving the Lives of the Shipwrecked - How the Men Do their Work - Watching or Wrecks and Training for Duty. ___ The recent terrible storms on the lakes ...
    NewspaperText     LIFE SAVERS ____ Visit to the Oswego Station ____ Facilities Provided by the Government for Saving the Lives of the Shipwrecked - How the Men Do their Work - Watching …
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  • Disastrous Conflagration!
    Disastrous Conflagration!
    NewspaperText       Disastrous Conflagration! _____ Destruction of the 'Union Elevator with some 40,000 Bushels of Wheat - Loss of $127,000 ____ At about half past ten o'clock last night, fire was discovered in the second story of the "Union Elevator" east end of the iron bridge, ...
    NewspaperText     Disastrous Conflagration! _____ Destruction of the 'Union Elevator with some 40,000 Bushels of Wheat - Loss of $127,000 ____ At about half past ten o'clock last night, fire was discovered …
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  • Ancient Fortifications of Oswego
    Ancient Fortifications of Oswego
    NewspaperText       According to a tradition long current among the people of Oswego, the Fort built upon the high ground on the West side of the River, near the present junction of Van Buren and Sixth streets, the the ruins of which have, with a few years, been effaced by the march …
    NewspaperText     According to a tradition long current among the people of Oswego, the Fort built upon the high ground on the West side of the River, near the present junction of …
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  • Flouring Mills of Oswego
    Flouring Mills of Oswego
    NewspaperText       Flouring Mills of Oswego Being desirous to obtain all the information possible upon a subject so important to this city as its milling business, and of imparting it to our readers, we have procured the following statistics in relation to the Flouring Mills of Oswego. We have found ...
    NewspaperText     Flouring Mills of Oswego Being desirous to obtain all the information possible upon a subject so important to this city as its milling business, and of imparting it to our …
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  • Flouring Mills of Oswego
    Flouring Mills of Oswego
    NewspaperText       Flour Mills of Oswego The following named mills are all located on the Varick Canal, with the exception of the Pearl Mill, which is situated on the West side of the river about two miles from the city. Pardee's (Oswego) Mill This mill has six ...
    NewspaperText     Flour Mills of Oswego The following named mills are all located on the Varick Canal, with the exception of the Pearl Mill, which is situated on the West side of …
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  • Marine Hospital
    Marine Hospital
    NewspaperText       Marine hospital petitions are circulating in this city asking Congress to erect and maintain a Marine Hospital at this point. A stronger and better founded claim for such an establishment can not be urged upon the attention of Congress. The petition sets forth truly, that there is no ...
    NewspaperText     Marine hospital petitions are circulating in this city asking Congress to erect and maintain a Marine Hospital at this point. A stronger and better founded claim for such an establishment …
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