Detail from a Map of Portland Harbour and islands, 1825
Item 5741 info
Maine Historical Society
In one of the earliest documented wrecks, the schooner Charles was sailing in a thick fog on July 12, 1807, when the ship hit Watt's Ledge, knocking a large hole in the bottom of the vessel.
The captain, Jacob Adams, had been confused in the fog and thought he was farther from shore.
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