Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Frontier City (Brig), aground, 1 Oct 1862

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Brig FRONTIER CITY, cargo salt, ashore on Bois Blanc Island, got off and towed to Milwaukee, cargo lost.
      Buffalo Commercial Advertiser
      January 26, 1863 (Casualty List, 1862)

      . . . . .

      The tug LEVIATHAN arrived at this port on Saturday with the brig FRONTIER
CITY in tow, the latter in a disabled condition. The FRONTIER CITY had been
ashore on Bois Blanc Island. - Milwaukee Sentinel.
      Buffalo Daily Courier
      Wednesday, October 15, 1862


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Newspaper
Item Type
Clippings
Notes
Reason: aground
Lives: nil
Hull damage: $1,700
Cargo: $2,000
Freight: salt
Remarks: Got off
Date of Original
1862
Subject(s)
Brigs
Frontier City (Brig)
Local identifier
McN.W.5146
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
Donor
William R. McNeil
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Frontier City (Brig), aground, 1 Oct 1862