Rebuilds
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Rebuilt, 1888, Branford, FL (70 x 16.42 x 4.33; 82.77 gross - 50.46 net). Rebuilt in 1928 at Lake Okeechobee; shipped to Dearborn, MI, Greenfield Village, in two pieces. Reconstructed as \"day boat\" at Greenfield Village in 1934. New hull built by Humbug Marine, of Gibraltar, MI, in 1969. |
History
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As SUSIE B.: Abandoned in 1887, with notation \"wrecked by owner.\" As SUWANEE: Abandoned in 1926, then sunk by hurricane in Lake Okeechobee. Raised in 1928 and rebuilt by funds supplied by Henry Ford. During a flood of the lagoon, Greenfield Village, in 1968, hull was \"deposited\" on a dock, necessitating construction of a new hull. |