Lithograph of the G.P. GRIFFITH
| Title | Lithograph of the G.P. GRIFFITH |
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| Subject | Shipwrecks -- Great Lakes (North America) |
| Great Lakes (North America) -- Pictorial works | |
| Description | The GRIFFITH was built in Maumee in 1847, fairly close to where the Wayne had been built. On June 17, 1850, the GRIFFITH was making a short trip from Fairport, Ohio, to Cleveland. During the night, the ship caught fire while off what is now Mentor. The captain ordered a turn towards shore to beach the boat and allow everyone to escape, but the GRIFFITH ran up on a sandbar about half a mile from shore. Many of the passengers drowned and were buried in a mass grave on the beach. The burning of the G.P. GRIFFITH remains one of the worst maritime disasters on the Great Lakes. |
| Creator | Illustrated London News |
| Source | Great Lakes Main Photograph collection: GLMS 120; Center for Archival Collections, University Libraries, Bowling Green State University |
| Publisher | Illustrated London News |
| Date | 1850 |
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| Format | Artwork |
| image/jpeg | |
| Language | eng |
| Identifier | GRIFFITH_f0001_i00001 |
| https://digitalgallery.bgsu.edu/items/show/44250 | |
| Spatial Coverage | Erie, Lake |
| Maumee (Ohio) | |
| Toledo (Ohio) | |
| Type | Still Image |
| Original Format | Artwork |
