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Tag: 1847

Wreck of the Falconer, December 17, 1847

December 12, 2025 Gordon Harris1 Comment

On December 17, 1847 the brig Falconer, loaded with bituminous coal, wrecked at Crane Beach during a fierce winter storm. A dozen of the crew and passengers are buried in a common grave at the Old North Burying Ground.

Posted in History, Shipwrecks, StormsTagged 1847, December, storm
Ipswich MA historic photos by William Varrel

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