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  • Receiver's Notice
    Receiver's Notice
    NewspaperText  Albany Evening Journal, 26 Dec 1857     RECEIVER'S NOTICE .--Notice is hereby given that the subscriber has been appointed by the supreme court, receiver of the stock, property, assets and effects of the Ontario and St. Lawrence Steamboat Company. All persons indebted to said Company are required to pay the debts owing by them ...
    NewspaperText  Albany Evening Journal, 26 Dec 1857   RECEIVER'S NOTICE .--Notice is hereby given that the subscriber has been appointed by the supreme court, receiver of the stock, property, assets and effects of the Ontario and St. Lawrence …
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  • What We Noticed Today in a Walk Through 
East First Street
    What We Noticed Today in a Walk Through East First Street
    NewspaperText  Oswego Daily Journal (Oswego, NY), 6 May 1852     What We Noticed Today in a Walk Through East First Street ___ In the course of a walk along East First street today, we nocked many things which, in the absence of more important matter, we deemed worthy of remark. In Miller's Ship-yard, there is just now great ...
    NewspaperText  Oswego Daily Journal (Oswego, NY), 6 May 1852   What We Noticed Today in a Walk Through East First Street ___ In the course of a walk along East First street today, we nocked many things which, in the …
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  • Grain Elevator, Odensburgh R. R.
    Grain Elevator, Odensburgh R. R.
    Image       From Franklin B. Hough, A History of St. Lawrence and Franklin Counties, New York: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time (Albany: Little & Co., 1853) after page 560.
    Image     From Franklin B. Hough, A History of St. Lawrence and Franklin Counties, New York: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time (Albany: Little & Co., 1853) after page 560.
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  • St. Lawrence Republican, 8 Feb 1853
    St. Lawrence Republican, 8 Feb 1853
    NewspaperText       NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT THE undersigned will apply, to the Honorable the Commissioners of the Land Office, for a grant of the following described land, pursuant to statute, that is to say: A lot of land covered by the waters of the River St. Lawrence, situated in the town …
    NewspaperText     NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT THE undersigned will apply, to the Honorable the Commissioners of the Land Office, for a grant of the following described land, pursuant to statute, that …
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  • Ogdensburgh Marine Railway
    Ogdensburgh Marine Railway
    NewspaperText  St. Lawrence Republican, 21 Dec 1853     Ogdensburgh Marine Railway ___ In the course of the past Summer a new Marine Railway, furnished with a steam engine, &c.;, for drawing out vessels, has been erected about a mile and a half above Ogdensburgh, on the American side of the river. We notice four steamboat have ...
    NewspaperText  St. Lawrence Republican, 21 Dec 1853   Ogdensburgh Marine Railway ___ In the course of the past Summer a new Marine Railway, furnished with a steam engine, &c.;, for drawing out vessels, has been erected about a …
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  • The Ogdensburgh Marine Railway
    The Ogdensburgh Marine Railway
    NewspaperText  Ogdensburg Sentinel, 14 Mar 1854     The Ogdensburgh Marine Railway. - We paid a visit to this work, the other day, and were gratified to see every thing in such an advanced state as we found it. The engine was entirely put up and is in running order. The carriage is nearly completed, and the stupendous …
    NewspaperText  Ogdensburg Sentinel, 14 Mar 1854   The Ogdensburgh Marine Railway. - We paid a visit to this work, the other day, and were gratified to see every thing in such an advanced state as we found …
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  • The Marine Railway
    The Marine Railway
    NewspaperText  Ogdensburg Sentinel, 18 Apr 1854     The Marine Railway. - This work was put in operation for the first time, yesterday. The Steamer British Queen was taken out of the water in fine style and at the first trial. When all the machinery is complete and thoroughly tightened, any of our largest Lake steamers may be …
    NewspaperText  Ogdensburg Sentinel, 18 Apr 1854   The Marine Railway. - This work was put in operation for the first time, yesterday. The Steamer British Queen was taken out of the water in fine style and at …
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  • The Marine Railway
    The Marine Railway
    NewspaperText  St. Lawrence Republican, 6 Jun 1854     This would not have been the Michigan Central Railroad's MAYFLOWER would was too big to come down the Welland Canal. It would have been the Canadian MAYFLOWER, ex-COMET.
    NewspaperText  St. Lawrence Republican, 6 Jun 1854   This would not have been the Michigan Central Railroad's MAYFLOWER would was too big to come down the Welland Canal. It would have been the Canadian MAYFLOWER, ex-COMET.
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  • Marine Railway Stock For Sale
    Marine Railway Stock For Sale
    NewspaperText  St. Lawrence Republican, 29 Aug 1854     Marine Railway Stock For Sale. 44 SHARES OF STOCK IN THE OGDENSBURGH MARINE RAILWAY for sale. Inquire of JEREMIAH BALDWIN. Ogdensburgh, May 30, 1854
    NewspaperText  St. Lawrence Republican, 29 Aug 1854   Marine Railway Stock For Sale. 44 SHARES OF STOCK IN THE OGDENSBURGH MARINE RAILWAY for sale. Inquire of JEREMIAH BALDWIN. Ogdensburgh, May 30, 1854
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  • The Marine Railway and Ship Yard
    The Marine Railway and Ship Yard
    NewspaperText  St. Lawrence Republican, 4 Dec 1855     The Marine Railway and Ship Yard ___ Having but few opportunities to stroll about town ourselves, and supposing a large majority of our citizens are similarly situated, it is not improbable that much is going on in many localities in our immediate vicinity, unknown to the ...
    NewspaperText  St. Lawrence Republican, 4 Dec 1855   The Marine Railway and Ship Yard ___ Having but few opportunities to stroll about town ourselves, and supposing a large majority of our citizens are similarly situated, it is not …
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  • Notice
    Notice
    NewspaperText  St. Lawrence Republican, 6 May 1856     NOTICE. CASH PAID FOR OAK, ELM, PINE, TAMARACK, and CEDAR TIMBER, also , for Oak and Tamarack Crooks, Masts, Spars, &.c., &c.;, delivered at the Ogdensburgh Marine Railway Company's Ship-Yard. For information as to quality and size, call on the Superintendent at the Ship-Yard, or ...
    NewspaperText  St. Lawrence Republican, 6 May 1856   NOTICE. CASH PAID FOR OAK, ELM, PINE, TAMARACK, and CEDAR TIMBER, also , for Oak and Tamarack Crooks, Masts, Spars, &.c., &c.;, delivered at the Ogdensburgh Marine Railway Company's Ship-Yard. …
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  • Ogdensburgh
    Ogdensburgh
    Image  Van Cleve, James, The Ontario and St. Lawrence Steamboat Company's hand-book for travelers to Niagara Falls, Montreal and Quebec, and through Lake Champlain to Saratoga Springs (Buffalo, NY: Jewett, Thomas & Co., 1852), 1852, p. 101     A schooners sails into the river at Ogdensburgh past the original lighthouse.
    Image  Van Cleve, James, The Ontario and St. Lawrence Steamboat Company's hand-book for travelers to Niagara Falls, Montreal and Quebec, and through Lake Champlain to Saratoga Springs (Buffalo, NY: Jewett, Thomas & Co., 1852), 1852, p. 101   A schooners sails into the river at Ogdensburgh past the original lighthouse.
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  • Rail-road Depot at Ogdensburgh
    Rail-road Depot at Ogdensburgh
    Image  Van Cleve, James, The Ontario and St. Lawrence Steamboat Company's hand-book for travelers to Niagara Falls, Montreal and Quebec, and through Lake Champlain to Saratoga Springs (Buffalo, NY: Jewett, Thomas & Co., 1852), 1852, p. 105     A number of schooners lie in Ogdensburg, at the depot of the Northern Railroad
    Image  Van Cleve, James, The Ontario and St. Lawrence Steamboat Company's hand-book for travelers to Niagara Falls, Montreal and Quebec, and through Lake Champlain to Saratoga Springs (Buffalo, NY: Jewett, Thomas & Co., 1852), 1852, p. 105   A number of schooners lie in Ogdensburg, at the depot of the Northern Railroad
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  • O. H. Howard (Steamboat), sunk, 1 Dec 1856
    O. H. Howard (Steamboat), sunk, 1 Dec 1856
    TextNewspaper       Reason: sunk Lives: nil Hull damage: $3,500 Remarks: Total loss
    TextNewspaper     Reason: sunk Lives: nil Hull damage: $3,500 Remarks: Total loss
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  • Bay State (Steamboat), aground, 2 Nov 1853
    Bay State (Steamboat), aground, 2 Nov 1853
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Lives: nil Remarks: Got off
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Lives: nil Remarks: Got off
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  • Tom Thumb (Schooner), sunk, 1 Nov 1857
    Tom Thumb (Schooner), sunk, 1 Nov 1857
    TextNewspaper       Reason: sunk Lives: nil Freight: wheat
    TextNewspaper     Reason: sunk Lives: nil Freight: wheat
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  • Antelope (Schooner), aground, 1 Jun 1858
    Antelope (Schooner), aground, 1 Jun 1858
    TextNewspaper       Reason: aground Lives: nil Freight: staves
    TextNewspaper     Reason: aground Lives: nil Freight: staves
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  • Willoughby Polka
    Willoughby Polka
    Audiocomment       The piano music is available from the Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music collection in the American Memory collection at the Library of Congress.
    Audiocomment     The piano music is available from the Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music collection in the American Memory collection at the Library of Congress.
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  • The Sweet Moss Rose of the Western Wave
    The Sweet Moss Rose of the Western Wave
    Audio       The piano music is available from the Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music collection in the American Memory collection at the Library of Congress.
    Audio     The piano music is available from the Music for the Nation: American Sheet Music collection in the American Memory collection at the Library of Congress.
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  • Destruction of Steamer Atlantic
    Destruction of Steamer Atlantic
    Newspaper       The scene which is represented by our artist below, was a most heart-rending catastrophe. At the time of the collision a dense fog was prevailing. The passengers were all in bed, and the Atlantic was in charge of the first mate. Immediately following the collision the utmost confusion prevailed ...
    Newspaper     The scene which is represented by our artist below, was a most heart-rending catastrophe. At the time of the collision a dense fog was prevailing. The passengers were all in …
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