Lillie Parsons Explained
The
Lillie Parsons was an American two-masted
schooner which sank in the
Saint Lawrence Seaway near
Brockville,
Ontario, Canada, in 1877.
The ship was launched on September 14, 1868, in Tonawanda, New York. On August 5, 1877, she hit a rock, took on water and sank after her cargo shifted during a squall.[1]
The wreck was discovered on August 6, 1963, by three members of the local diving club,[2] complete with 500 tons of coal on board. She rests at a depth of about 65feet, off the shore of Sparrow Island.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Wrecks - Lillie Parsons . northerntechdiver.com . 2012 . 22 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130602162540/http://www.northerntechdiver.com/wrecks/lillie/lillie.php . 2 June 2013 .
- Web site: Lillie Parsons . saveontarioshipwrecks.on.ca . 2012 . 22 September 2012.
