Wilson in Niagara County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Schooner Fleetwing

Artist: Huntington

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 25, 2019

1. Schooner Fleetwing Marker

Inscription. The Fleetwing was built in 1863, in Wilson Harbor by Alexander McNutt for owners John V. Pease, Benjamin Dearborn and Orrin Quick. Registered in Brighton, Ontario, she measured 89 feet by 19 feet and weighed roughly 20 tons. In 1864, the Fleetwing set sail with Orrin Quick as its captain. Quick was in command during an early voyage when the Fleetwing capsized off Wilson Harbor, claiming the lives of Quick's wife, daughter, and the ship's cook. The ship was righted, enlarged to 110 feet by 24 feet and registered roughly 200 tons. With the new captain, Malcolm Shaw, the ship continued its mission of carrying coal, lumber, and grains to ports along the Great Lakes. She also hauled crib stone for the new Eastern Gap in Toronto Harbor, in 1891. Additional accidents only proved her mettle; however, after many years of service, the life of the tired Fleetwing came to an end. In 1906, with much water in her hold and a very frightened green crew, the Fleetwing sunk near Port Milford, Ontario. Wilson salutes the Fleetwing as an example of Wilson's fine, sailing history.

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lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1863.

Location. 43° 18.553′ N, 78° 49.555′ W. Marker is in Wilson, New York, in Niagara County. It is at the intersection of Lake Street (New York State Route 425) and Young Street, on the right when traveling north on Lake Street. Marker is at The Wilson House Inn, at the southwest corner of the building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 300 Lake Street, Wilson NY 14172, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York,

specifically in Western New York,

and in the Buffalo Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lake Street and Young Street

Schooner Fleetwing Model & Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 25, 2019

2. Schooner Fleetwing Model & Marker

View is southward.

(within shouting distance of this marker); First School House (within shouting distance of this marker); Pettit Street and Chestnut Street (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wilson Collegiate Institute 1845 (about 700 feet away); Tabor Bridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of Log House Built in 1818 by Reuben Wilson (approx. ¼ mile away); Corner of Pettit and Bay Street (approx. 0.3 miles away); Greenwood Cemetery (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilson.

Schooner Fleetwing Model & Back of Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 25, 2019

3. Schooner Fleetwing Model & Back of Marker

Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, October 25, 2019

4. Schooner Fleetwing Model & Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on October 25, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 25, 2019, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 322 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 25, 2019, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.