The schooner Annie Dall was built for David and John H. Dall of Chicago in 1883. However, the vessel had a decades-long history as the Mary before being rebuilt and enrolled as the Annie Dall. The Mary was built by Salmon Ruggles as a two-masted schooner at Milan, Ohio. It had a gross tonnage of 212.18 tons. The final enrollment, surrendered on June 12, 1883, lists the vessel as broken up, but the details are unknown. Rebuilt as a two-masted schooner at 149.53 gross tons, the Annie Dall had a capacity of 200,000 feet of lumber. It was built and enrolled at Chicago the same year the final enrollment of the Mary was surrendered and was owned by David Dall and his son John H. Dall. It carried general cargo across the Great Lakes.

In May 1884, the Annie Dall was being commanded by Captain John H. Dall as it left Muskegon with a cargo of slabs for Chicago. Suddenly, the vessel caught on fire mid-lake, originating from a stove in the forecastle. The crew quickly cut holes in the deck above the flames, allowing water to pour in until the fire was extinguished. The Annie Dall made it into port the same evening with minimal damage to its cargo. It wintered at Chicago, its homeport, the same year. In 1886, David Dall transferred command of the vessel to Captain Alex Gibson. David Dall went on to sell the Annie Dall to Michael Anderson of Milwaukee for $2,000 in 1892. It was sold again in 1896 to Tom Christenson and his two sons for $1,200.
The Annie Dall ultimately met its demise on October 18, 1898. The Dall, laden with lumber, was riding out a southeasterly gale between the Reynolds and Lemere piers in Jacksonport, Wisconsin, when the anchor cable broke. The schooner drifted ashore and sustained significant damage to its stern, including holes through which water flooded in. All attempts to reach the Dall during the gale were unsuccessful. Two days later, on Saturday, the Leathem and Smith tugs Wright and Nelson reached the Annie Dall to pump the water and tow it into Sturgeon Bay. The stranded Dall was freed after multiple attempts. Captain Tom Christenson kept the steam pump operational aboard the schooner as the Wright began to tow it. Captain Christenson requested more fuel for the pump to keep the vessel afloat once under tow. He was refused because there was only enough coal for the tug. The Wright started for the canal with theAnnie Dall in tow, but the waterlogged vessel capsized a mile from the beach. Two men aboard the Dall were rescued by the Wright and the Dall was abandoned, eventually washing ashore south of the Jacksonport piers.

Leathem & Smith reportedly spent $8,000 attempting to salvage the Dall and its cargo, which was at the time only valued at $1,650 total. The steam pump was recovered the following March. Tom Christenson sued Leathem & Smith for the loss of his vessel, however the case was dropped when his witnesses failed to appear in court.
The resting site of the Annie Dall has been tentatively identified. While historic accounts state the schooner was foundered a mile offshore of Jacksonport, it appears that wind and current may have blown it nearer to the point of its original stranding. The wreck has not yet been definitively identified as the Dall.