The Brother Jonathan was a steamboat for the Pacific Mail Steamship Company that crashed on an uncharted reef near Point St. George, off the coast of Crescent City, California, on July 30, 1865. It was carrying 215 passengers and a large gold shipment. Only 16 survived the wreck. Paddle steamers - Lucerne-Switzerland This article is about the water vessel. ... The Pacific Mail Steamship Company was founded in 1848 to transport mail under contract from the United States Government from the Isthmus of Panama to California. ... A reef surrounding an islet. ... Crescent City is the county seat, and the only incorporated city, of Del Norte County, California, USA. It is named after the crescent-shaped stretch of sandy beach south of the city. ... July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ...

A memorial for the deceased, registered as California Historical Landmark #541, sits at Brother Jonathan Vista Point in Crescent City. The shipwreck is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. California Historical Landmarks (CHLs) are buildings, structures, sites, or places in the state of California that have been determined to have statewide historical significance by meeting at least one of the criteria listed below: approved for designation by the County Board of Supervisors or the City/Town Council in whose... The National Register of Historic Places is the USAs official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects worthy of preservation. ...

The Saint George Reef Lighthouse was built in response to this disaster. St. ...

See also

• List of shipwrecks

This list of shipwrecks is of those sunken ships whose remains have been located. ...

External links

California State Lands Commission pages on the shipwreck of the Brother Jonathan

References

• Del Norte. California Historical Landmarks. Office of Historic Preservation. Retrieved on 2005-08-29.