Lillie Parsons

Ship Type: 2 Masted Centreboard Schooner
Built: Tonawanda, New York, USA
Life Span: Launched: September 14, 1868. Sank: August 5, 1877
Length: 131ft, Beam 26ft.
Depth: 45ft. - 90ft.
Location: Sparrow Island, St. Lawrence River, Brockville Ontario, Canada
Access: Boat

This 131 foot nineteenth centry centerboard schooner carried coal, lumber, wheat, barley, iron, and salt. She was launched on September 14, 1868 in Tonawanda, New York and sank in her current location after hitting a rock during a squall on August 5, 1877.

The Anchor and Plaque at Sparrow Island
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April 5, 2009

 

December 20, 2006

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