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In 1999, approximately 4.75 million visitors added more than $152.4 million to the local economy. Of the 383 lakes controlled or maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lake Cumberland ranks 4th in the nation for the number of visitor hours. Over 1,500 houseboats float on Lake Cumberland and numerous power boats play in its waters.
The Choctaw was a semi-whaleback ship (one of three built) that sank on Lake Huron in 1915 following a collision with the Canadian package freighter Wahcondah. After several unsuccessful searches, she was discovered in 2017, along with the wooden steamer Ohio. She currently lies in almost 300 feet of water. [49] 2: F.T. Barney Shipwreck
Lake Serpent: 1829 The schooner disappeared en route to Cleveland with a load of limestone. Both occupants fell overboard and drowned; their bodies washed ashore just west of Cleveland. The ship was discovered in 2016 and identified in 2019. She is the oldest-confirmed shipwreck in Lake Erie. Little Wissahickon: 10 July 1896 Sank off Rondeau Point
A video of the find shows parts of the ship, and a common kitchen item, at rest on the floor of Lake Superior — the cabin wall, the boiler, the cargo winch, and a dish.
A salvage crew tried to float the ship off the reef, but gave up when the weather turned sour in early August. The 'elements' of the lake have left only scattered sections of her hull, sidewheel and anchor from 20 to 140 feet (6 to 43 m) deep on the Rock of Ages Reef. [2] Nearby to the southwest lies the Henry Chisholm.
The Cumberland prior to her sinking. The Cumberland was constructed in 1871 by Melanchthan & Simpson of Port Robinson, Ontario [3] for Perry & Company, a Toronto steamship line. [4] The ship was launched on August 8, 1871. [5] The Cumberland's design was typical of the sidewheel steamers built for Great Lakes travel in the 1840s-1880s. [5]
The ship and another that it accompanied, the Collingwood, ran into thick fog on Lake Superior that turned into a storm as night fell, with both ships rocked by the churning waters, the society said.
Aliens do not appear to fall short on such challenges, as they are being credited with the creation of an 8.5-mile-wide pyramid said to be on the ocean floor near Mexico, notes the Daily Mail ...