Some Stories of Holland Harbor

Book

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Saugatuck Douglas Historical Society

Name/Title

Some Stories of Holland Harbor

Entry/Object ID

2024.14.03

Description

20-page booklet with five sections about ships and the circumstances of their wrecks: 1. The Colony Vessel - about the schooner Knickerbocker (built 1840) used to bring goods to the new community of Holland, Michigan. 2. The Wreck of the Alpena, 1880 3. Pereue on the Pier, 1902. Saving the crew and cargo of the Hattie B. Pereu after the ship jammed into Holland's north pier. 4. The Argo Aground, 1905-6. A Graham and Morton steamer stranded in ice. 5. Fire on the South American, 1924 The index is on page 2. Text includes many large black-and-white photos of the ships and text from newspaper accounts about the wrecks.

Context

Insights into the Great Lakes shipping era.

Collection

Nautical, Shipwrecks

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2024.14

Source or Donor

Shack, John, Shack, Charlaine

Acquisition Method

Donation, unconditional

Dimensions

Height

11 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Book Details

Author

Lane, Kit 1939-2024

Publisher

Commercial Record newspaper, The

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Saugatuck, Michigan (geographic place)

Date Published

1975

Location

* Untyped Location

197 Shipwrecks

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

South American (ship), Argo (ship) 1901-c1936, Hattie B. Pereue (ship) ?-1902, Alpena (ship)

Create Date

April 2, 2024

Update Date

April 3, 2024