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This Week in History, March 1, 1914

By Robert M. Downie | Mar 07, 2013

This week in history 99 years ago — at 5 a.m. on March 1, 1914 — the pretty, four-masted schooner Jacob S. Winslow struck Black Rock in calm weather and at low tide, becoming the last great sailing ship to wreck on Block Island.

The following morning ...

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