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The Northerner
Marine City, Michigan
· 1871 - 1892
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The Northerner was built in Marine City as a barge by John J. Hill, rebuilt in Detroit in 1880 with its rig changed to a propeller, caught fire at Kelly's Island, Ohio, in November 1886, was rebuilt in Cleveland, Ohio, and registered in 1887, and burned on Lake Superior while leaking an oil cargo in 1892.
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