The Lillie Parsons was an American two-masted schooner which sank in the Saint Lawrence Seaway near Brockville, Ontario, Canada, in 1877. The ship was launched on September 14, 1868, in Tonawanda, New York. On August 5, 1877, she hit a rock, took on water and sank after her cargo shifted during a squall. The wreck was discovered on August 6, 1963, by three members of the local diving club, complete with 500 tons of coal on board. She rests at a depth of about , off the shore of Sparrow Island. References External links Lillie Parsons diving information from Geodiving Lillie Parsons dive guide from Save Ontario Shipwrecks 1868 ships Ships built in New York (state) Shipwrecks of the Saint Lawrence River Maritime incidents in August 1877