Holley Woman Survived Titanic Disaster, 106 Years Ago

On April 14, 1912, the unsinkable RMS Titanic struck an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland, descending to the bottom of the Atlantic. Of the hundreds of people who lost their lives, several were bound for Orleans County and seeking employment in sandstone quarries at Holley and Albion. Several ot...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ballard, Matthew R.
Other Authors: Orleans County Department of History
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: County of Orleans 2018
Subjects:
Village Of Holley
Maritime Disaster
Titanic
Orleans County
Albion
Orleans
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1951/80249
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Summary:On April 14, 1912, the unsinkable RMS Titanic struck an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland, descending to the bottom of the Atlantic. Of the hundreds of people who lost their lives, several were bound for Orleans County and seeking employment in sandstone quarries at Holley and Albion. Several others, including Lillian Bentham of Holley, survived the disaster and relayed her experiences to local newspapers in the weeks following the event. SUNY Brockport Pioneer Record

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