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Excursion to Oswego 1859 With Lake Ontario Sightlines
A Saturday trip with Richard Palmer highlighting Lake Ontario history and ship wrecks, including a visit by rail to Oswego. The Bay State steamer offered a two hour lake ride while observers toured Fort Ontario and noted Oswego’s flour milling and lumber trades. The group returned tired but pleased, praising Messrs Stearns for the excursion.
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Richard Palmer
Lake Ontario
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