1847
On November 21, 1847, one of the most tragic shipwrecks in Great Lakes' history occurred five miles off Lake Michigan's shore within sight of this location. The steamship Phoenix carrying over 225 passengers, including 175 Dutch immigrants intending to settle in the Sheboygan area, burned to the water line after a fire broke out on board. Fewer than 45 passengers and crew survived the tragedy.| HM Number | HMLJC |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin Historical Society series |
| Tags | |
| Marker Number | 428 |
| Year Placed | 1999 |
| Placed By | The Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, September 7th, 2014 at 7:37am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16T E 443986 N 4845931 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 43.76431667, -87.69590000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 43° 45.859', W 87° 41.754' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 43° 45' 51.54" N, 87° 41' 45.24" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 920 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 27-299 Broughton Dr, Sheboygan WI 53081, US |
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