Shipwrecks of Bruce County: Storm smashes “Kaloolah” at Southampton

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The sidewheeler Kaloolah was one of the most famous steamers of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. Built in Buffalo, N.Y. in 1852 by Francis N. Jones, the Kaloolah, of 620 tons, measured 138 feet long. Her engine was very old, having been built for the sidewheeler Uncle Sam, launched at Grosse Isle, Mich. in 1833. When that vessel was converted to sail…

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Patrick Folkes