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The Wisconsin was built for the Goodrich Line at the Detroit Dry Dock Complex in 1881, [2] a steamer 204 feet (62 m) long with a beam of 35 feet (11 m) and a depth of 12 feet (3.7 m). [3] [4] Her design was progressive in several ways. She had an iron hull in an era when most ships were still built of wood.
The Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary is a United States National Marine Sanctuary on Lake Michigan off the coast of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.It protects 38 known historically significant shipwrecks ranging from the 19th-century wooden schooners to 20th-century steel-hulled steamers, as well as an estimated 60 undiscovered shipwrecks.
List of shipwrecks: Unknown date in 1880 Ship State Description Alpha Norway: The barque was lost at sea between 30 January and 12 March. Her crew were rescued. She was on a voyage from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States to Aarhus, Denmark. [1] Beatrice United Kingdom: The schooner sank in St George's Bay, Newfoundland Colony. Her crew ...
Hauled grain east from Chicago to Buffalo or Oswego and coal west. Sank while being towed through a storm in 1880 and now sits under 175 feet of water, very intact. [151] 69: Wisconsin shipwreck (iron steamer) Wisconsin shipwreck (iron steamer) October 7, 2009 : 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south-southeast of Kenosha [22
This block within a bend of the Sheboygan River was once the first permanent settlement in Sheboygan County, clustered around a mill. [19] It consists of the 1837 Mill House, [ 20 ] the 1842 Charles Cole home, the 1846 Cole Brothers house, [ 21 ] the 1846 Thorp Hotel, [ 22 ] and the 1848 Cole Store [ 23 ] - all in Greek Revival style.
During a voyage in ballast from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to Escanaba, Michigan, the 84.1-foot (25.6 m), 84.84-gross register ton schooner encountered a squall and capsized and sank in Lake Michigan about 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) off Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Her crew of five rowed safely to shore in a small boat.
[4] [11] An 81-day public comment period and a series of four meetings in the Wisconsin towns of Algoma, Manitowoc, Sheboygan, and Port Washington during the week of March 13, 2017, followed which led NOAA to alter the sanctuary's boundaries, reducing its area to 926 square miles (2,400 km 2), including 36 known historic shipwrecks, and to ...
Pages in category "Shipwrecks on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .