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Tag: SS Central America

Illustration: "The Sinking of the Central America," by J. Childs, 1857. Credit: National Maritime Museum, London; Wikimedia Commons.

The True Story of Mary Cook, Part II: Wagon Trains, Gold Rushes, Shipwrecks, Wars, Fires, Earthquakes, Love & More!

By Guest Author on January 17, 2019

Casey Gauntt tells the story of his 3rd Great Aunt, Mary Elizabeth Sawyers Swan Cook (1839-1924), one of the early pioneers and “mothers” of California... (Read More)

Illustration: "The Sinking of the Central America," by J. Childs, 1857. Credit: National Maritime Museum, London; Wikimedia Commons.

A Fortune Lost at Sea: Ship Sinks with CA Gold Rush Treasure

By Tony Pettinato on September 12, 2017

An article about the shipwreck of the SS Central America on 12 September 1857, with more than 400 people dead and tons of California gold lost... (Read More)


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