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SS Chicora
SS ''Chicora'' was a passenger-and-freight steamer built in 1892 for service on the Great Lakes. Considered to be one of Lake Michigans finest steamers, she was lost with all hands in January 1895. She is now remembered chiefly for being mentioned by Chicago writer Nelson Algren, in Algren’s prose-poem, ''Chicago: City on the Make'': “Who now knows the sorrowful long-ago name of the proud steamer ''Chicora'', down with all hands in the ice off South Haven?” as well as “Sunk under the ice in the waves off South Haven, sunk with all hands for good and forever, for keeps and a single day.” Construction and design ''Chicora'', a wooden-hulled, screw-propelled, passenger-cargo ship, was built in 1892 by the Detroit Drydock Company of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, for the Graham & Morton Transportation Company. Designed by Frank Kirby, her cost was $150,000. ''Chicora'' was launched from the builders Orleans Street yard at about 3 pm, 26 June 1892, and completed in July; her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicora Underway
Chicora was a legendary Native Americans in the United States, Native American kingdom or tribe sought during the 16th century by various European explorers in present-day South Carolina. The legend originated after Spanish slave traders captured an Indian they called Francisco de Chicora in 1521; afterward, they came to treat Francisco's home country as a land of abundant wealth and natural resources. The "Chicora Legend" influenced both the Spanish and the French in their attempts to colonize North America for the next 60 years. History In 1521, Spanish slavers Pedro de Quexo and Francisco Gordillo embarked on an expedition from the Caribbean to the little-explored mainland of what is now the Southeastern United States. On June 24, they sighted what is thought to be the area around the mouth of the Santee River; they named their discovery the Land of St. John the Baptist. For the next 22 days they explored the river and nearby Winyah Bay and made contact with the locals, includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
