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  • Cobourg & Peterborough Railway crossing Rice Lake, Harwood, Ontario
    Cobourg & Peterborough Railway crossing Rice Lake, Harwood, Ontario
    Imagecomment       The Cobourg & Peterborough railroad opened with great fanfare in 1854 and was plagued with problems ever after particularily with this bridge over Rice Lake. In 1861 the bridge completely collapsed during the winter. At the same time Port Hope completed a line to Peterborough skirting around the lake and …
    Imagecomment     The Cobourg & Peterborough railroad opened with great fanfare in 1854 and was plagued with problems ever after particularily with this bridge over Rice Lake. In 1861 the bridge completely …
    Cobourg Public Library
  • Steamer Illinois
    Steamer Illinois
    NewspaperTextcomment  Cleveland Leader (Cleveland, OH), 30 Sep 1857     STEAMER ILLINOIS.--From telegraph received in this city yesterday afternoon, we learn that the steamer Illinois arrived in Detroit yesterday morning. She was four days from from Marquette. She broke some portion of her machinery, and will be compelled to go into Dry-dock for repairs. ...
    NewspaperTextcomment  Cleveland Leader (Cleveland, OH), 30 Sep 1857   STEAMER ILLINOIS.--From telegraph received in this city yesterday afternoon, we learn that the steamer Illinois arrived in Detroit yesterday morning. She was four days from from Marquette. She broke some …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Minnie (Steamboat), 18 Apr 1857
    Minnie (Steamboat), 18 Apr 1857
    TextNewspapercomment       launch Detroit
    TextNewspapercomment     launch Detroit
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Montreal (Steamboat), C32910, fire, 25 Jun 1857
    Montreal (Steamboat), C32910, fire, 25 Jun 1857
    TextNewspapercomment       Reason: fire Lives: 264 Hull damage: $41,000 Cargo: included Remarks: Total loss
    TextNewspapercomment     Reason: fire Lives: 264 Hull damage: $41,000 Cargo: included Remarks: Total loss
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Reindeer (Schooner), aground, 1 Sep 1857
    Reindeer (Schooner), aground, 1 Sep 1857
    TextNewspapercomment       Reason: aground Lives: nil Hull damage: $200 Remarks: Got off
    TextNewspapercomment     Reason: aground Lives: nil Hull damage: $200 Remarks: Got off
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • Flying Cloud (Schooner), aground, 1 Nov 1857
    Flying Cloud (Schooner), aground, 1 Nov 1857
    TextNewspapercomment       Reason: aground Lives: 7 Remarks: Total loss
    TextNewspapercomment     Reason: aground Lives: 7 Remarks: Total loss
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
  • St. Clair Flats, 1857
    St. Clair Flats, 1857
    Imagecomment       "Chart of St. Clair flats reduced from the original surveys of Cap't Geo. G. Meade, T. E. under the direction of Lieut. Col. J. Kearney, T.E. (Superintendent of Lake Surveys.) Showing Also The Improvement at the Mouth of the South Pass now being effected by the United States Bureau of …
    Imagecomment     "Chart of St. Clair flats reduced from the original surveys of Cap't Geo. G. Meade, T. E. under the direction of Lieut. Col. J. Kearney, T.E. (Superintendent of Lake Surveys.) …
    Maritime History of the Great Lakes
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