Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Tonawanda (Propeller), U24110, aground, 1 Jul 1856

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TONAWANDA Propeller, cargo merchandise, ashore near Mackinaw, lighted and hove off.
      Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
      January 31,1857 (casualty list)



The prop. TONAWANDA, hence from Chicago with a full cargo of merchandise, went ashore near Mackinaw a few days since during a dense fog. At last accounts from her she was being lightered by means of a scow, and would probably be got off without sustaining material damage.
      Buffalo Morning Express
      July 12, 1856 2-6



Steam screw TONAWANDA. U. S. No. 24110. Of 935.62 tons. Home port, Buffalo, N.Y.
      Merchant Vessel List, U. S., 1871


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Notes
Reason: aground
Lives: nil
Hull damage: $100
Cargo: $400
Freight: merchandise
Remarks: Got off
Date of Original
1856
Subject(s)
Local identifier
McN.W.2453
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Michigan, United States
    Latitude: 45.7839 Longitude: -84.72783
Donor
William R. McNeil
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Tonawanda (Propeller), U24110, aground, 1 Jul 1856