DON QUIXOTE (1836, Steamer)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
DON QUIXOTE
Year of Build:
1836
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Toledo, OH
Vessel Type:
Steamer
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Original Owner and Location:
L.M. Mills, Grand River, MI.
Power
Number of Masts:
0
Propulsion:
Sidewheel
Hull Dimensions
Length:
80' 6"
Beam:
15' 10"
Depth:
4' 4"
Tonnage (old style):
51 27/95
Final Disposition
Final Location:
Thunder Bay Island.
Lake Huron.
Date:
14 Jan 1837
How:
Wrecked.
Notes:
Bound Toledo, OH - Grand Haven, MI.
History
Chronology:

1836, Oct 7 Owned J.M. Mills, Grand River, MI; enrolled Detroit, MI.

Toledo was part of Michigan Territory until 1837; inital tonage also reported as 51 27/95 tons.

1836, Oct 8 Arrived Detroit, MI enroute to Grand Rapids, MI through Grand River.

1837 Stranded, Lake Huron.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Enrollments, U.S. National Archives
F. E. Hamilton
Lytle List
John E. Poole notes, Bowling Green State University
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Contact
Contact
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Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

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USA
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