Great Oswego Fleet recalled by old harbor memories
Contributing columnist recalls Oswego's vanished fleet era in the 1850s and 1860s. He visits John S Parsons ship chandlery, describes harbor changes, tides of steamers replacing sailing craft, notable tugs, horses and wheelhouses, and the lines and flags of Diamond, Black Ball, Red Ball, and other fleets with captains like Parsons and Wheeler shaping Oswego's lake trade.
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John S. Parsons
Oswego
College
Henry Ames
William S. Malcolm
Littlejohn & Company
Nate Robbins
Thomas Dobbie
Bill
Mannarren
van Alstyne
Robbins
Toledo
Diamond
Fitzhugh & Littlejohn
Penfield, Lyon
Morgan Wheeler
Thomas S. Mott
Lyon’s and
Finney
Oswego Players present ART directed by Richard Mosher
Oswego The Oswego Players stage Art directed by veteran Richard Mosher. Mosher has directed many shows for the Players and appeared on stage since age eight with multiple local groups. ART by Yazmina Reza and Christopher Hampton won the 1998 Tony for Best Play and plays March 3 9 10 and March 4 11 with discounts for students and seniors.
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Oswego Players
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Lakeside Dinner Theater
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Casey
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Yazmina Reza
Christopher Hampton
Dramatist’s
Francis Marion Brown Theater
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