The railway age · Harbour and pier
A ferry boat capsizes on the way to Myloi
February 1888 Proven
Before the road was good, many travellers crossed the bay by rowing or sailing boat between Nafplio and the railway at Myloi. In February 1888 one of these boats capsized in a strong wind: one of the two boatmen drowned, the other was rescued in a bad state.
- Where
- The pier and harbour, Nafplio
- Threads
- Harbour and pier
- Certainty
- Proven confirmed by primary sources
Sources
- Ὥρα, 6-2-1888 (o.s.), nr. 455; same text in Πρόνοια, 6-2-1888 (o.s.), nr. 1184
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