O.J. Walker
O.J. Walker (shipwreck) | |
| Location | Burlington Bay, Burlington, Vermont |
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| Coordinates | 44°28′44″N 73°14′27″W / 44.47889°N 73.24083°W |
| Area | 2.9 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1862 |
| Built by | Spear, Orson Saxton |
| Architectural style | Sailing canal schooner |
| NRHP reference No. | 98001270 |
| Added to NRHP | October 22, 1998 |
The O.J. Walker was a cargo schooner that plied the waters of Lake Champlain between New York and Vermont. Built in 1862 in Burlington, Vermont, she hauled freight until sinking off the Burlington coast in a storm in 1895, while carrying a load of brick and tile. The shipwreck, located west of the Burlington Breakwater, is a Vermont State Historic Site, and is accessible to registered divers. It is one of the best-preserved examples of the 1862 class of sailing canal schooners, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.