Death of Margaret Fuller Ossoli on Fire Island

Plundering and looting of shipwrecks along Fire Island was common, and scandalous. In fact over the years, it was not so much classic "pirates" as it was as opportunists who happened to be around. Here are a couple of stories about the wreck of the ELIZABETH, in 1850 on Fire Island, causing the death of Margaret Fuller (Ossoli), her child and her husband. At the time of her death, Ms. Fuller was one of the most well known women in America.

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