Episode 244: The sinking of the SS Atlantic - Part One
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It's been a rough week and a half on stormy seas as you and your family make the trip from Ireland to your new home in America in March of 1873. Now finally, the ship is making a stop in Halifax to refuel and you might all be able to rest. But there will be no rest for the passengers on the SS Atlantic.
Videos:
The Terrifying Wreck of the SS ATLANTIC (Halifax, 1873 - 150th ANNIVERSARY)
A Real-Time Animation of the Sinking
Articles and books:
Atlantic’s Last Stop: Courage, Folly, and Lies in the White Star Line’s Worst Disaster Before Titanic, by Bob Chaulk
Descendants of 'heroic people' mark anniversary of SS Atlantic wreck
The SS Atlantic Heritage Park website
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