in the best-selling narrative The Shipwreck and Adventures of Monsieur Pierre Viaud, published 1769 (and translated to English in 1771). In 1799, the Royal Navy purchased HMS Fox, a 14-gun British schooner, only to see it wreck later that year between Dog and St. George Islands. 19th century As part of the United States, economic shipping greatly increased as St. Marks, St. Joseph, and Apalachicola became major ports on the Gulf Coast. Both sail and steam ships traveled to Dog Island to exploit its resources of lumber and naval stores, such as turpentine and pitch products. In 1838, Dog Island Light was built on the western tip of the island. During the Civil War, Dog Island was used by the Union Navy as a base for staging the blockade of Apalachicola. On the first of August 1899, the 2nd hurricane of the season struck the area, almost destroying the town of Carrabelle, leaving just nine homes. Roughly 6 miles inland at McIntyre, only two mill boilers were left. The summer resort of Lanark Inn was said to be "blown into the Gulf". The Carrabelle, Tallahassee and Georgia Railroad was destroyed for a distance of 30 miles, and a locomotive was displaced some 100 yards off the track. Up to fifteen ships were wrecked (some permanently destroyed), 12 loaded with lumber. Although contemporary documents sometimes have conflicting information as to the names and nationalities of these ships, they are believed to include: American ships , a schooner, under the command of Capt. Cottingham. Mary E. Morse a schooner, under the command of Capt. Densmore. , a schooner under the command of Capt. McClean. Grace Andrews, a schooner under the command of Capt. Brown. Warren Adams, a schooner under the command of Capt. Gibbons Vidette, a barkentine under the command of Capt. Waldren. Capitola, a steamship Iola, a steamship Albert Haley, a fishing smack. Norwegian ships Ranavola, bark under the command of Capt. Edwardson. Vale, a bark, under the command of Capt. Andersen (this shipwreck has been identified by archaeologists). Elsbeth, a bark under the command of Capt. Pedersen. Jafnhar, a bark under the command of Capt. Tygensen. Hindoo, a bark under the command of Capt. Madsen. Russian ships: Latara, a bark under the command of Capt. Krantman Italian ships Corteria, a bark which was split in half Another 40 ships under 20 tons were sunk or destroyed. 20th century During World