"THE GREAT STORM OF 1913" - Goderich
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N 43° 44.548 W 081° 43.358
17T E 441813 N 4843523
Ontario Historical Plaque describing a tragic storm.
Waymark Code: WM4WBH
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 10/05/2008
Views: 33
In a storm that struck Lake Huron on November 9, 1913, ten lake freighters were lost. Seven of them vanished, ranging from the 30-year-old, 82 m 'Wexford' to the 550-foot 'James Carruthers', launched six months earlier at Collingwood. The bulk of the wreckage was cast up on the shore of Huron County, where recovery and identification of the crews' bodies were directed by a Lake Carriers' Association committee based at Goderich. The storm, which ravaged the Great Lakes region for three days, destroyed a total of 19 vessels and resulted in the stranding of 19 others, with a loss of 244 lives.
Address or location of plaque: On the north side of Cobourg Street at Lighthouse Street
Physical location of plaque: Town
"Ontario Plaques" Website for this "Plaque": [Web Link]
Description of any physical remains at site of "Historical Plaque": No physical remains
This 'Plaque' describes: An 'Event'
Condition of sign: The sign is in good shape.
Is this a bilingual sign?: No !
A web-site for more details.: Not listed
What is the second/third language?: Not listed
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