James A. Garfield (ship)
The James A. Garfield was an American 3-masted bark which sunk off of the Florida gulf coast.
The Garfield transported lumber and operated in and out of Apalachee Bay. During this time, the bay served as an anchorage for timber concerns in northern Florida and provided access to the port towns of Apalachicola, Carrabelle, and St. Marks. The bay also provided access to river port towns of Port Leon and Magnolia.
On August 1 1899, the 2nd hurricane of the season struck St. George Island and the Apalachee Bay area causing massive damage to some 15 ships moored at Dog Island, Florida.[1] The Garfield remained intact with cargo still on-board but was beached and surrounded by several other hulls of wrecks making it economically unfeasible to refloat the ship.
