a Che Betrnit Marine Historian MARINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF DETROIT, INC. VOLUME 11, NO.7 MARCH, 1958 and PREDECESSORS Briefly summarized, the somewhat complex make- up of the Hall organi- zation has taken the following form over the last 80 years: 1) Geo. Hall & Co., Ogdensburg, c.1880 - 1903; 2) Geo. Hall Coal Co., Ogdens- » burg, 1903 - 1916; 3) The JAMES W.FOLLETTE Pesha Photo “F.E. Hall Co., Montreal, 1907 - 1917; 4) Hall Goal & Trading Co.,0gdensburg, 1917; 5) Hall Corpora- tion, Ogdensburg, 1918 - 1922; 6) Hall Coal Co., Montreal, 1918 - 1922; 7) George Hall Coal & Shipping Co., Montreal, 1923 - 1926, and 8) Hall Corpora- tion, Montreal, 1928 to present time. Since there is much duplication of ships in the various stages or divisions, we are listing all the Hall ships in alphabetical order under four general types, barges, wooden steamers, tugs and steel steamers. The list will run in this and the next edition of DMH. Part 1: Wooden Schooners and Barges’ A.D., 1898 Quebec, 150 x 30. ARGOSY, 1868 Buffalo, 168 g.t. E.P.BEALS, 1873 Buffalo, 137 x 26. Later COBALT. BLACK DIAMOND , 1875 Clayton, N.Y., 138 x 26. Later FREEPORT. JAMES G. BLAINE (ex PENSAUKEE ), 1867 Little Sturgeon, Wis. 177 x 33. BOLIVIA, 1874 Oswego, 135 x CUBA, 1875 Kingston, 168 x a “originally a steamer. FRANK D.EWEN, 1888 W.Bay City, 202 x 37. GLADYS H. (ex ABERDEEN), 1892 W.Bay City, 211 x 35. KATIE H., 1904 Quebec, i50 x 30. MARY LYON, 1874 Port Huron, 138 x 26. JENNIE MATTHEWS, 1874 Port Hizent 138 x 26. MOHAWK, 1872 Garden I,gland, Ont., 154 x 26. ONONDAGA, 1870 Garden Island, 135x265 \ WALTER A SHERMAN, 1882 Buffalo, 163 x 32. G.H.WARMINGTON, i872 Vermilion, Ohio, 170 x 31. WELLINGTON No.1, (ex DOMBRICO No.1), 1908 Lachine, Que., 123 x 39. ZAPOTEC, 1890 Marine City, 204 x 34. Continued, top of Page 3.