Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Lafayette Cook (Brig), struck Pier & sunk, 1 May 1857

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COOK, LAFAYETTE Brig (C), cargo lumber, struck the Pier at Port Maitland, stove bows and sunk. pumped out and raised. Property loss $3,000
      Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
      Jan. 28, 1858 (casualty list-1857)


The schooner LAFAYETTE of Hamilton struck the pier at Port Maitland. Total wreck.
      Detroit Free press
      May 7, 1857
     

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Newspaper
Item Type
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Notes
Reason: struck Pier & sunk
Lives: nil
Freight: lumber
Remarks: Raised
Date of Original
1857
Subject(s)
Brigs
Lafayette Cook (Brig)
Local identifier
McN.W.3026
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Port Maitland
    Ontario, Canada
    Latitude: 42.86681 Longitude: -79.56631
Donor
William R. McNeil
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Lafayette Cook (Brig), struck Pier & sunk, 1 May 1857