Florence C. McGee, The

DESCRIPTION: The singer calls hearers to learn of the Florence C. McGee. The ship sets out from Tampa in 1894, heading up the Atlantic coast, when a storm strikes. She runs aground and is wrecked. The owners come to observe their loss
AUTHOR: Llewelyn Murphy?
EARLIEST DATE: 1919 (Brown)
KEYWORDS: ship storm wreck
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Brown/Belden/Hudson-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore2 286, "The Florence C. McGee" (1 text)
Brown/Schinhan-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore4 286, "The Florence C McGee" (1 excerpt, 1 tune)
Roud #6639
File: BrII286

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