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  2. SS Eastland - Wikipedia

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    SS Eastland was a passenger ship based in Chicago and used for tours. On 24 July 1915, the ship rolled over onto its side while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. [1] In total, 844 passengers and crew were killed in what was the largest loss of life from a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes.

  3. Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal - Wikipedia

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    South Branch Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois. (. 41°50′30″N 87°40′33″W  /  41.8416°N 87.6757°W  / 41.8416; -87.6757. ) The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, historically known as the Chicago Drainage Canal, is a 28-mile-long (45 km) canal system that connects the Chicago River to the Des Plaines River. It reverses the ...

  4. James J. Versluis - Wikipedia

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    The James J. Versluis is a tugboat operated by the Chicago Water Department. [1] She is 90 feet (27 m) long, and built in 1957. [2] James J. Versluis with the Chicago Skyline on the horizon. She was named after a former director of the Water Department. [3] Although she was built to service the Water Department's facilities she mounted a water ...

  5. Chicago Harbor Lock - Wikipedia

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    The Chicago Harbor Lock, also known as the Chicago River & Harbor Controlling Works, is a stop lock and dam located within the Chicago Harbor in Chicago, Illinois at the mouth of the Chicago River. It is a component of the Chicago Area Waterway System , and is used to control water diversion from Lake Michigan into the river and for navigation.

  6. Inland Steel Company - Wikipedia

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    After the 1998 sale of Inland Steel, Wilfred Sykes came under ownership of the Indiana Harbor Steamship Company and the management of Central Marine Logistics. [76] As of 2024, Lori Reinhart holds the position of captain of the Wilfred Sykes. At that time, she was the first and only American woman to serve as captain on a Lake freighter. [77]

  7. Christopher Wheatley - Wikipedia

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    Chicago Fire Department fireboat Christopher Wheatley (2015) The Christopher Wheatley is a fireboat delivered to the Chicago Fire Department in 2011. [1][2][3] When she was delivered in April 2011, she was the first new fireboat to serve the city in sixty years. She replaced the Victor L. Schlaeger. The vessel was built in Wheatley, Ontario ...

  8. Great Lakes Waterway - Wikipedia

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    Great Lakes Waterway. The Soo Locks between Lake Superior and the St. Marys River. The Great Lakes Waterway (GLW) is a system of natural channels and artificial locks and canals which enable navigation between the North American Great Lakes. [1] Though all of the lakes are naturally connected as a chain, water travel between the lakes was ...

  9. Rouse Simmons - Wikipedia

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    March 21, 2007. The Rouse Simmons was a three-masted schooner famous for having sunk in a violent storm on Lake Michigan in 1912. The ship was bound for Chicago with a cargo of Christmas trees when it foundered off Two Rivers, Wisconsin, killing all on board. The legacy of the schooner lives on in the area, with frequent ghost sightings and ...

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