Maritime History of the Great Lakes

Acorn (Schooner), sunk, 10 Oct 1876

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Port Huron, Oct. 10. -- The schooner ACORN, bound up with a cargo of coal, ran over her anchor in Sand Beach harbor of refuge, stove a hole in her bottom, and sunk. She lies in fourteen feet of water. A steam pump was sent from here and she will probably be raised tomorrow.
      Cleveland Herald
      Wednesday, October 11, 1876
     
     
     
      The bark ACORN, which was sunk at Sand beach, has been raised, patched up, and will continue her voyage to Chicago.
      Cleveland Herald
      Saturday, October 14, 1876
     


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Newspaper
Item Type
Clippings
Notes
Reason: sunk
Lives: nil
Freight: coal
Remarks: Raised
Date of Original
1876
Subject(s)
Local identifier
McN.W.21991
Language of Item
English
Geographic Coverage
  • Michigan, United States
    Latitude: 43.84168 Longitude: -82.6416
Donor
William R. McNeil
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Acorn (Schooner), sunk, 10 Oct 1876