Posted by Bob Saxton on December 25, 19103 at 07:18:03:
I am seeking contact with divers who have been diving on wrecks within the past year or so in the vicinity of Conneaut, OH. and the OH/PA state line.
In my beachcombing along that shoreline I find a considerable amount of coal washing up, as well as oak planking of various lengths, and iron machine parts and other artifacts. I am particularly interested in any information regarding the following information about wrecks in the area mentioned.
-any schooners, scows or other wooden vessels that may have been buried in sediment but recently exposed and breaking up
-any vessels of any kind that appear to have coal washing from them
-any schooners, scows or other wooden ships which appear to be of "clinker-built" construction
-also, any information on the location, condition, or other info on the Marquette & Bessemer #2 railcar ferry that disappeared between Conneaut and Canada in Dec. 1909
Thanks for any help anyone can provide!
Bob Saxton
6892 Spaulding Road
West Springfield, PA 16443
(814) 397-1335 or (814) 922-3990