- Syracuse Daily Star (Syracuse, NY), Wed., May 5, 1847
Detention of Canal Boats - The cost of an Oversight. At three o'clock yesterday, upwards of 250 canal boas, bound east and west, were detained on the Canal a little east of this village, in consequence of an injury to the Lodi Lock. The gate of the Lock gave way …
Detention of Canal Boats - The cost of an Oversight. At three o'clock yesterday, upwards of 250 canal boas, bound east and west, were detained on the Canal a little …
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- Travelling Correspondence
Syracuse Daily Star (Syracuse, NY), July 12, 1847 Travelling Correspondence Liverpool - River and Harbor Convention - Mud Lock - W. C. Bouck - Awful Accident - Baldwinsville - Corn - Fishing, &c.; &c.; Baldwinsville, June 30, 1847 After partaking of a most excellent supper, served up in the admirable style for which the Cerro ...
Syracuse Daily Star (Syracuse, NY), July 12, 1847 Travelling Correspondence Liverpool - River and Harbor Convention - Mud Lock - W. C. Bouck - Awful Accident - Baldwinsville - Corn - Fishing, &c.; &c.; Baldwinsville, June 30, 1847 …
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- Syracuse Daily Star (Syracuse, NY), Thursday Aug. 24,1848
Western New York--Buffalo--- Interesting Reminiscences. Thaddeus Joy, of Albany, who was long years ago a resident and extensive business man of Western New York on a recent visit to Buffalo made a brief address tot he business men of that city if reference to the early history of ...
Western New York--Buffalo--- Interesting Reminiscences. Thaddeus Joy, of Albany, who was long years ago a resident and extensive business man of Western New York on a recent visit to Buffalo …
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- Syracuse Daily Star (Syracuse, NY), Thursday July 16, 1846
Correspondence of the Star Steamboat Lady of the Lake July 14, 1846 We are on the broad, deep waters of Lake Ontario, on board of that fine water craft and beautiful specimen of architecture, the Lady of the Lake, Captain Taylor. Our party took passage on board of ...
Correspondence of the Star Steamboat Lady of the Lake July 14, 1846 We are on the broad, deep waters of Lake Ontario, on board of that fine water craft and …
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- Syracuse Daily Star (Syracuse, NY), Sept. 13, 1847
Steamers on Lake Ontario From an article in the Oswego Times, it appears that the first steamboat on Lake Ontario was built at Sacket's harbor in 1816, and commenced running in the Spring of 1817. She was called the Ontario, and was the first steamer built on the Western Lakes, …
Steamers on Lake Ontario From an article in the Oswego Times, it appears that the first steamboat on Lake Ontario was built at Sacket's harbor in 1816, and commenced running …
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- Jones' Lock on the Rideau
JAMES SWIFT was renamed RIDEAU KING in 1901. The photograph appeared in " Sunlight pictures of the Thousand Islands half tones from photographs by McIntyre" (New York: Artotype Publishing Company, 1895)
JAMES SWIFT was renamed RIDEAU KING in 1901. The photograph appeared in " Sunlight pictures of the Thousand Islands half tones from photographs by McIntyre" (New York: Artotype Publishing Company, …
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- JOHN S. PARSONS
The photograph appeared in " Sunlight pictures of the Thousand Islands half tones from photographs by McIntyre" (New York: Artotype Publishing Company, 1895)
The photograph appeared in " Sunlight pictures of the Thousand Islands half tones from photographs by McIntyre" (New York: Artotype Publishing Company, 1895)
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- Brig Algomah and her Escape
This beautiful craft, it will be remembered got upon the rocks in Lake Erie and had it not been for her great strength and the U.S. Steamer, who came to her relief, she would have been ship-wrecked. As it was, about 1000 bushels of wheat were thrown over board. The …
This beautiful craft, it will be remembered got upon the rocks in Lake Erie and had it not been for her great strength and the U.S. Steamer, who came to …
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- King Edward
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- Fatal Accident
Fatal Accident Archibald Woods of Lindsay, Canada Lost Overboard About nine o'clock yesterday morning as the Schooner Philo Bennett, was on her way from Deseronto to Oswego a young man named Archibald Woods was lost overboard. Captain Eccles gives us the following ...
Fatal Accident Archibald Woods of Lindsay, Canada Lost Overboard About nine o'clock yesterday morning as the Schooner Philo Bennett, was on her way from Deseronto to Oswego a young man …
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- Canal Regulations
CANAL REGULATIONS. At a meeting of the Board of Canal Commissioners in the city of Albany, on the 10th of March, 1826, the following rules and regulations, in addition to those provided by law relating to the Erie and Champlain canals, were adopted to wit: 1. Every boat ...
CANAL REGULATIONS. At a meeting of the Board of Canal Commissioners in the city of Albany, on the 10th of March, 1826, the following rules and regulations, in addition to …
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- Launch at Brockville
Launch at Brockville - A steamer named Bristol was launched from the yard of Messrs. Chaffrey Bros., Brockville, on Saturday last. She is the largest class built to pass through the locks. The launch was successful, and was witnessed by a very large number of spectators. ...
Launch at Brockville - A steamer named Bristol was launched from the yard of Messrs. Chaffrey Bros., Brockville, on Saturday last. She is the largest class built to pass through …
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- Launch
Launch. - Yesterday afternoon, the new steamer Dawn, built for Messrs. H. & S. Jones, by Mr. Parkin, ship builder of this town, was launched amid the cheers of a large concourse of spectators. She is a good model, and went into her destined element in fine style. The Albion, …
Launch. - Yesterday afternoon, the new steamer Dawn, built for Messrs. H. & S. Jones, by Mr. Parkin, ship builder of this town, was launched amid the cheers of a …
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- Large Variety of Craft Move in ‘Lake of Thousand Islands’
Large Variety of Craft Move in 'Lake of Thousand Islands,' Reminiscent of Early History ______ WATERTOWN - Water traffic is teeming this summer through the Lake of a Thousand Isles, in volume and with a variety of craft unknown since long before the recent war. First ...
Large Variety of Craft Move in 'Lake of Thousand Islands,' Reminiscent of Early History ______ WATERTOWN - Water traffic is teeming this summer through the Lake of a Thousand Isles, …
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- Schooner W. S. Malcolm Waterlogged
Schooner W. S. Malcolm Waterlogged - Strange conduct of the Captain and four of the Crew. - Capt. Smith, of the schooner Kyle Spangler, which arrived here last night, reports to us he found the schooner W.S. Malcolm, Capt. Barck, with a cargo of lumber for this port, waterlogged, ...
Schooner W. S. Malcolm Waterlogged - Strange conduct of the Captain and four of the Crew. - Capt. Smith, of the schooner Kyle Spangler, which arrived here last night, reports …
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- Folger's Pier, Kingston harbour
Photograph of Kingston harbour with two ferries at the pier. The steamboat MAUD crosses behind them. A schooner lies further out in the harbour. In the foreground are the rails and boxcars of the Kingston and Pembroke Railway, and piles of cordwood. In the background is the Royal Military College …
Photograph of Kingston harbour with two ferries at the pier. The steamboat MAUD crosses behind them. A schooner lies further out in the harbour. In the foreground are the rails …
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- Steamboat Olcott
Photograph of the steamboat OLCOTT on Lake Ontario
Photograph of the steamboat OLCOTT on Lake Ontario
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- South American in Welland Canal
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- Dredge FRONTENAC
Last major vessel built at the Goble shipyard was the "Frontenac," a dipper dredge. Built for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during the summer 1891. 75' x 26' x 6'. Went into service that October. Rebuilt in 1910. Abandoned. Hull became part of foundation of pier for Oswego Yacht …
Last major vessel built at the Goble shipyard was the "Frontenac," a dipper dredge. Built for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during the summer 1891. 75' x 26' x …
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- Oswego harbor, 1870s
Photograph of Oswego harbor in the 1870s. In the foreground in the rail trestle as is crosses the large coal bins. On the other side of the trestle masts of a number of schooners. The river is full of barges from the Oswego canal. Closer to the lake, on either …
Photograph of Oswego harbor in the 1870s. In the foreground in the rail trestle as is crosses the large coal bins. On the other side of the trestle masts of …
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