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Submitted: 7/22/12 • Approved: 7/24/12 • Last Updated: 11/2/15 • R54403-G0-S3
In Memory of
Charles Watkins
Van Rensselaer
1st Officer of the
S.S. Central America
who was lost at sea
September 12, 1857
after helping save
all women and children
passengers of his ship
Contributed on 7/22/12 by Basiclysue
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