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General Butler canal boat, Burlington breakwater

Wreck beach Source-confirmed findsProhibited, look only

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: hatches, deadeyes, windlass, cleats (no collecting).

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

1862 sailing canal boat sunk 1876

Lost in an 1876 gale when its steering failed against the Burlington breakwater; now a state Underwater Historic Preserve.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

cold, fragile rudder, boat traffic

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