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.

Details

HM Number	HMSDF
Series	This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Wisconsin's Maritime Trails series
Tags	Waterways and Vessels
Placed By	Wisconsin Historical Society, University of Wisconsin Sea Grant, Wisconsin Coastal Management Program
Marker Condition	No reports yet
Date Added	Thursday, September 25th, 2014 at 12:07am PDT -07:00

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UTM (WGS84 Datum)	16T E 431426 N 4746405
Decimal Degrees	42.86716667, -87.83950000
Degrees and Decimal Minutes	N 42° 52.03', W 87° 50.37'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds	42° 52' 1.80" N, 87° 50' 22.20" W
Driving Directions	Google Maps
Area Code(s)	262, 414
Closest Postal Address	At or near 4503 E Ryan Rd, Oak Creek WI 53154, US
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