FREEDOM (1844, Schooner)

Description


Identification
Vessel name:
FREEDOM
Year of Build:
1844
Construction and Ownership
Built at:
Port Huron, MI
Vessel Type:
Schooner
Hull Materials:
Wood
Number of Decks:
1
Original Owner and Location:
Z. Wright, Lexington, MI.
Hull Dimensions
Tonnage (gross):
28
History
Chronology:

1844, Mar Arrived Detroit; cargo shingles.

1844, May 4 Capsized 15 miles above Fort Gratiot Light, Lake Huron; 3 lives lost.

Notes
From the Collection of:
C. Patrick Labadie
Sources:
Donald V. Baut
Newspaper Clippings
Steamboat Era in the Muskokas by Richard Tatley
Loudon G. Wilson
Contact
Contact
Alpena County George N. Fletcher Public Library
Email:specialcollections@alpenalibrary.org
Website:
https://www.alpenalibrary.org

Agency street/mail address:
211 N. First Ave.
Alpena, Michigan 49707
USA
(989)356-6188
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