Henry Sandman, Crossing the Ocean

Henry's thoughts must have touched upon it, walking out toward the ocean carrying all of his possessions - similar ships that sailed before and then were written about in the papers, ships that left to cross the ocean, filled with emigrant hopes and dreams, then vanished.  It was in 1846 when he cast away those fears, prayed with his fellow adventurers then pushed off the coast of Europe forever. 

The voyage across the ocean would have been long, easily taking a month and maybe taking closer to two.  There would have been gray overcast days and tasteless meals, small talk of America and how much longer it might take to get there, rough nights or worse with thoughts about his safety and quieter ones with men smoking on the deck and sunny days, too, when the ship ran exceptionally fast, causing Henry to step to the side to feel the wind in his face and think about his future.  It was a courageous journey, especially for a boy of 12.

Other voyagers, other wind and weather

SS Pacific
The Tragedy of the Royal Tar 
The HMS Birkenhead Disaster
The City of Glasgow
SS Hungarian

 Auswanderer-Karte Wegweiler Emigration Map - 1853
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1804 Map of the State of Ohio by Rufus Putnam, Surveyor General of the United States, includes the Indian Boundary line established by the Green Ville Treaty.

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