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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Althoff, Karl |
| Title, Analytic | The Shipwreck of the Powhattan: Tragedy for Emigrants from Budenthal in 1854 |
| Journal Title | The Palatine Immigrant |
| Date of Publication | June 2003 |
| Volume ID | 28 |
| Issue ID | 3 |
| Location in Work | 26-29 |
| Language or Document Type | English |
| ISSN | 0884-5735 |
| Abstract | Translated by Herman A. Hartmann. "On April 5, 1854, the American ship Powhattan...had 315 emigrants as passengers destined for New York [sailing from the port of Le Havre]. They were within sight of the coast of New Jersey when the ship sank with all passengers on board....[A]mong that number were 45 Bavarian citizens...from the governmental region of the Pfalz." |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | Ships/ Atlantic crossing/ Emigration and immigration (Germany-US)/ Le Havre, France/ Bavaria/ Budenthal/ Palatines |