Anchor from the "Phil Scheckel"

Anchor from the "Phil Scheckel" (HM6HQ)

Location: Pepin, WI 54759 Pepin County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 26.545', W 92° 9.152'

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A steamboat which was run on the Chippewa River for many years during the last half of the 19th century.

Captain Scheckel was perhaps the best known pilot that ever put his hand to a wheel of a Chippewa River steamboat.
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HM NumberHM6HQ
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Year Placed1963
Placed ByMrs. Fred Millliren
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, September 17th, 2014 at 11:07pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 567438 N 4921362
Decimal Degrees44.44241667, -92.15253333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 26.545', W 92° 9.152'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 26' 32.70" N, 92° 9' 9.12" W
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Area Code(s)715
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 800-898 WI-35, Pepin WI 54759, US
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