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Shipwreck off Fire Island
- When
- July 19, 1850
- Where
- sandbar less than 100 yards from Fire Island
The ship Elizabeth struck a sandbar near Fire Island, New York, on July 19, 1850, killing Margaret Fuller, her husband, and their son.
The vessel, carrying marble from Carrara, slammed into a sandbar less than 100 yards from Fire Island around 3:30 a.m. Many passengers and crew abandoned ship. All three family members died in the wreck.
Sources
- Margaret Fuller Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25
- Fire Island Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23
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