Schooner Lumberman

Schooner Lumberman (HMSDF)

Location: Oak Creek, WI 53154 Milwaukee County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 52.03', W 87° 50.37'

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Historic Shipwreck

— Wisconsin's Maritime Trails —

Type: Wooden schooner, three-masted
Built: 1862, Hilyne C. Litchfield, Blendon's Landing, Mich.;
Rebuilt 1889
Sank: April 7, 1892
Length: 126' Beam 23'
Cargo: Lumber, wood products
Depth: 60'

Four miles offshore from this spot, 60 feet beneath the surface of Lake Michigan, lies the well-preserved wreck of the Lumberman. For three decades, the three-masted wooden schooner hauled lumber, barrel staves, railroad ties, and other forest products from isolated towns on Lake Michigan to the hungry markets of Chicago.

On April 6, 1893, Captain Orin Vose was sailing northward for the first load of the season. It was his first trip in command of the Lumberman. Suddenly, fierce southwest winds slammed into the ship. The crew frantically tried to shorten sail, but the winds were too strong. The Lumberman capsized and sank.

Entangled in the rigging, Captain Vose almost drowned. But he and the crew climbed to the top of the masts, which protruded above the water when the Lumberman settled on the bottom. Three hours later, the passing steamer Menominee rescued the sailors from their cold, precarious perch.
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HM NumberHMSDF
Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin's Maritime Trails series
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Placed ByWisconsin Historical Society, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant, Wisconsin Coastal Management Program
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 25th, 2014 at 12:07am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 431426 N 4746405
Decimal Degrees42.86716667, -87.83950000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 52.03', W 87° 50.37'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 52' 1.80" N, 87° 50' 22.20" W
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Area Code(s)262, 414
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 4503 E Ryan Rd, Oak Creek WI 53154, US
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