Erie County Historical Society, Bring old ships back to Buffalo.

[Billsman]

Looks like some people are trying to get the Erie Canal Heritage Museum to bring some of the old ships that used Buffalo's waterfront back to the area.

Those boats would be
1)Erie Canal Barges
2)Clipper Ships
3)Freight schooners

From the Waterfront web site:
"There is a possibility that some canal boats were buried when canals and slips in Buffalo were filled in. See the following link

"Seven Rare Canal Boats Found" in Chicago"
http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/canal/mansberger.html (http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/canal/mansberger.html)



This website has about 60 ships of the Great Lakes (Freight and Passenger) many of which made Buffalo the destination.
http://www.putinbayphotos.com/modboats/modboats.html (http://www.putinbayphotos.com/modboats/modboats.html)

[Billsman]

The C&B (Cleveland-Buffalo) Steamship Line launched the SS SeeandBee in 1912. As the largest side wheel ship in the world she ran from Cleveland to Buffalo. She carried over 5000 passengers and crew with overnight accommodations and space for day trip passengers.



http://www.putinbayphotos.com/modboats/s_p8021258.jpg

[Billsman]

The Alaska was built in Gibson & Craig at Buffalo by the Anchor Line in 1871. She is a good example of a packet steamer.


http://www.putinbayphotos.com/modboats/s_pa180634.jpg

[Billsman]

The Lady Elgin was launched at Buffalo in 1851. Her schedule until 1856 was from Buffalo to Chicago. In 1856 her new run was from Chicago to Superior. On September 7, 1860 the Lady Elgin left Chicago bound for Milwaukee. The following day a violent storm lashed Lake Michigan. The schooner Augusta, sailing south for Chicago, sideswiped the Lady Elgin. The captain not realizing he had dealt the Lady Elgin a lethal blow sailed on to Chicago. The Lady Elgin quickly sank. The loss of life was over 300 people out of 398 passenger and crew.


http://www.putinbayphotos.com/modboats/s_p8021261.jpg

[Billsman]

The Vandalia was launched in 1841 near Buffalo. She was the the first propeller commercial in the world when she was built. Her design was to be come the early prototype for propeller powered ships.
http://www.putinbayphotos.com/modboats/s_p8021263.jpg

[Billsman]

Buffalo canal boats
http://ah.bfn.org/h/pm/3/image/weriec.jpg

[Billsman]

Woldn't having some of these ships on the waterfront be simply amazing and nothing short of breath taking?

[The REAL Sabres]

Woldn't having some of these ships on the waterfront be simply amazing and nothing short of breath taking?Yes!! I'd take any number of those in our harbour over the waste of space, eyesores with no historical significance that are there now.

[Billsman]

Imagine the C&B as a floating hotel in the Buffalo harbor...