The Palatine: A Real Tragedy That Became Block Island’s Burning Ghost Ship
Block Island’s burning ghost ship, the Palatine, started with a real wreck: the Princess Augusta, which grounded in a blizzard in December 1738 after a crossing that killed most of her German emigrant passengers. Here’s what the records show, how wreckers and a poem turned it into legend, and where the victims lie today.
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