Karl Follen

Events

1

Episodes

1

Years

1840

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Karl Follen, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Steamship Lexington burns and sinks off Long Island

   1840

   Role: Passenger

   1. 113 January 1840 · Off the coast of Long IslandLexington Fire and Sinking

      The Lexington caught fire on 13 January 1840, igniting cotton bales and causing passengers to abandon ship. Crew errors and lack of aid led to the disaster.

Sources

1. Lexington (steamship) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-30