Steuben
Canal Boat · United States · Lost 19th century · The Finger Lakes
A wooden canal boat lost while transiting Seneca Lake during the Erie Canal era, one of many recorded by recent lake surveys.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Steuben was one of numerous wooden canal boats that carried cargo across Seneca Lake between the Erie Canal system and southern Finger Lakes ports during the 19th century. Towed by steam tugs across the open lake, canal boats like Steuben were vulnerable to sudden storms. Details of Steuben's specific loss have not been publicly documented in the sources reviewed. Surveys by the Seneca Lake Archaeological & Bathymetric Survey have located numerous similar wooden canal boats resting largely intact on the lake bottom.
Vessel
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- Wood
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- Towed, no independent propulsion
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Loss
- 19th century
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- Seneca Lake
- Seneca Lake
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The Wreck Today
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Position
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- Seneca Lake, New York
Checked Seneca Lake wreck/dive resources for the canal boat Steuben; no published position or dive-site listing could be found.
Evidence
Overall confidence: Sparsely documented (30/100)
Build year, exact loss date, and cause of loss are not established in the sources reviewed.
Seneca Lake Archaeological & Bathymetric Survey (Lake Champlain Maritime Museum)
General context on Seneca Lake canal boat wrecks.
