Colonial Era to Present Day History Buff

Kirk Monroe

History 101. Book and Trip Reviews. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 4d ago

    Discovering SS Atlantic’s Opulence Including Her Tragic Fate

    Learn about the first known commercial shipwreck that occurred on Lake Erie’s waters. Discover what the organization known as CLUE encompasses. Discover if any recent shipwreck discoveries have taken place on Lake Erie as of this current year. Get to know some fundamental facts about what made Steamboat Atlantic so unique for her time after getting built in 1848. Explore differences between costs involving access to high end state rooms versus what the average individual could attain when boarding a ship like SS Atlantic. Learn where SS Atlantic was bound for come evening of August 19,1852. Agree if it’s fair to admit that Atlantic’s cabins were totally full including both steerage and decks nearing capacity come August 19,1852. Determine if Atlantic went about making other stops behind picking up additional passengers after departing Buffalo. Get an understanding of just how big the passenger count onboard Atlantic had become prior to August 19 ending. Get introduced to Propeller Steamship Ogdensburg including where she was positioned in relation to SS Atlantic. Learn what Ogdensburg’s First Mate Degrass McNeil detected in the near distance involving Atlantic’s current positioning. Get an in depth analysis behind what took place come 2:30AM on August 20 involving both ships. Learn how one ships captain had thoroughly assessed the damage to his ship’s bow whereas crew from other ship initially assumed damage was minimal. Discover if the crew whom didn’t accurately assess damage to their ship make any attempts in notifying their passengers behind what happened. Learn if the captain whom thoroughly assessed damage to his ship’s bow could go as far as coming to the rescue to passengers stranded onboard the opposing vessel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 12m
  2. Jul 3

    Presence of Gale Storms Occurring In Non Prime Season

    Discover exactly what Erie itself actually means. Get an understanding behind some general things to know regarding Lake Erie. Learn just how many shipwrecks Lake Erie is home to including the overall number which have been discovered. Discover what a gale itself is all about including whether they’re prevalent along Great Lakes Waters come November. Get introduced to SS Margaret Olwill whom was first constructed in 1887 including what her owners signed contract wise come year 1894. Go behind the scenes and explore what takes place come June 28,1899, involving SS Margaret Olwill most notably around late evening. Find out if any passengers including crew onboard Olwill survived the horrific ordeal. Agree whether or not in a matter of short time would some bodies lost from SS Margaret Olwill appear along Lake Erie’s surface. Get introduced to George Brown along with learning how he’s connected to the Olwill sinking. Learn whether or not SS Margaret Olwill ever got discovered by divers and explorers. Go behind the scenes and figure out when exactly the 1909 navigation season was to have ended on Great Lakes Waters. Stumble upon December 8,1909, and how Lake Erie’s winds were so heavy that they contributed to strong seas crashing over the deck of a 240 Foot Wooden Steamer in SS Clarion. Discover what Alfred Welch, SS Clarion’s Engineer and First Mate Jim Thompson detected as being suspicious. Determine what happened immediately to SS Clarion right after First Mate Jim Thompson went down below deck to check things out. Understand Captain E.J. Bell’s thinking strategy wise behind trying to save the ship’s crew. Besides having a lifeboat, what else did SS Clarion get equipped with boat feature wise. Determine whether or not SS Clarion was equipped with Wireless Communication. Explore the roles in ships H.P. Bope, the Munro, and SS Leonard C. Hanna behind their efforts to rescue those crewmen still onboard SS Clarion. Learn exactly where the Clarion’s 6 Survivors went after completing their recovery stint in Cleveland. Understand the storms significance including how many boats and sailors were lost. Learn if any missing bodies from SS Clarion were recovered following ship’s sinking including how many bodies never surfaced. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 17m
  3. Jul 1

    From French Establishment of New France To Exploring America’s Inland Waterways

    Agree if it’s easy to assume whenever hearing about European Explorations in the New World that many people think immediately of the first permanent English Settlement at Jamestown,Virginia,1607. Discover how England wasn’t alone amongst rival European Nations behind seeking vast riches in the New World. Get introduced to French Explorer Samuel de Champlain and what he achieved come July 3,1608, one year after the English Settlement at Jamestown. Go further seven years after 1608 in 1615 where Champlain and Etienne Brule became the first two explorers to navigate Lakes Huron and Ontario. Discover some unique accomplishments made by Champlain himself involving Lakes Huron and Ontario. Figure out if North America’s Great Lakes make up the entire largest body of freshwater in the world. Learn exactly how the Great Lakes themselves became freshwater bodies based upon what took place 10-15,000 years prior. Explore what Canada had done beginning in 1824 to compete with her neighbor to the south from a transportation standpoint which involved connecting Great Lakes Waterways. Determine just how many shipwrecks per ballpark figure numbers there’ve been along the Great Lakes. Learn about the first European Sailing Ship to navigate Great Lakes Waterways come August 1679 including what happened come one month later. Discover how our new Book Report Topic Series will explore shipwrecks from all 5 Great Lakes, but more importantly the stories which await us per our next endeavor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    46 min
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