Wondering about Buffalo Diving

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ScreamingDiver

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Sorry to bug you guys but I am going to be in Buffalo, New York for a week sometime in late July and was wondering if their is anywhere in Buffalo to shore dive and also someone said to check out the Buffalo harbor, people find alot of stuff when they dive it. (coins, bottles, and some wrecks just outside of it?) Any ideas?

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Jason
 
Jason,

The wreck of the Dacotah is a shore dive down the coast a little bit from Buffalo, only thing that sucks is the beach is private, but luckly my friend lives in the community, so if your looking for someone to buddy up with when you come up here let me know.

There is alot of copper ingots, pottery, farm equipment lying around it. The capstans, ribs and rudder are still there.

As for the Buffalo Harbor there is the Coinpile, This is just outside of the break-wall in Lake Erie. Over 10,000 coins have been found, including silver, gold and copper. These date mainly from the 1830s to 1860s, yet some are from the 1700s.

Many schooner parts and steel or iron square nails are scattered over the bottom. Many clay pipes, large padlocks with brass gates, bronze skeleton keys, musket balls, personal items of sailors, utensils for eating, bottles and other items are also found. A few years back, a miniature bronze signal cannon was found.

Just behind the break wall is Bird Island Pier. Off the end of the pier is an area called the Fish Market. This is an excellent spot to look for old bottles. Stoneware and bottles turn up regularly. The visibility at the Fish Market is a terrific one to two feet.

Buffalo played a major part in the War of 1812. The Americans were encamped in and around Buffalo, the British at Fort Erie directly across the lake. All sorts of raids and battles waged back and forth. A tremendous amount of shelling and action took place. Diving anywhere between these two points often turns up such things as cannonballs, musket balls, guns or gun parts, buttons, coins and remains of schooners.
 
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