Wisconsin: Wisconsin's Maritime Trails
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historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM10BM_steamer-continental_Two-Rivers-WI.html
Type: Wooden bulk freighterBuilt: 1882, George Presley, Cleveland, OhioSank: December 13, 1904Length: 245' Beam: 36'Cargo: Iron OrePropulsion: PropellerDepth of Wreckage: 15'
The wreck of the steam-powered bulk freighter Continental lies about a mile nor…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM11XK_schooner-rouse-simmons_Two-Rivers-WI.html
Type: Wooden schooner, three-mastedBuilt: 1868, Allen McClelland and Company, MilwaukeeSank: November 23, 1912Length: 124' Beam: 27'Cargo: Lumber, wood products, Christmas treesDepth of Wreckage: 165'Lives lost: 16Listed on the National Register of Historic…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM11XM_steam-barge-francis-hinton_Manitowoc-WI.html
Type: Wooden steam bargeBuilt: 1889, Hansen & Scove, Manitowoc, Wis.Sank: November 16, 1909Length: 152' Beam: 31'Cargoes: Lumber, wood productsPropulsion: PropellerDepth of Wreckage: 15'Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
About one-quarter…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM11XN_schooner-daniel-lyons_Algoma-WI.html
Type: Wooden Schooner, three mastedBuilt: 1873, George Goble, Oswego, N.Y.Sank: October 18, 1878Length: 138' Beam: 26'Cargo: WheatDepth of Wreckage: 110'Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
About eight miles northeast of here, the wooden sc…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1382_bayfield-historic-waterfront_Bayfield-WI.html
Bayfield's history has been powerfully shaped by its location. Situated on the shores of a deep, natural harbor, the city is sheltered from Lake Superior's notorious storms by the outlying Apostle Islands. Lighthouses, shipwrecks, and a historic waterfront …
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1383_early-vessels_La-Pointe-WI.html
Native American canoes launched North America's maritime legacy about 12,000 years ago, making them among the world's oldest watercraft.
The origins of the birchbark canoe are told in the oral traditions of the Ojibwe people. The spirit Winneboujou was s…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1384_early-vessels_Kenosha-WI.html
Native American canoes launched America's maritime legacy about 12,000 years ago, making them among the world's oldest watercraft.
Ancient dugout canoes are occasionally preserved when environmental conditions are just right. The canoe above was submerge…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1386_washburn-historic-waterfront_Washburn-WI.html
In the early days of Washburn, the waterfront was filled with saw mills. The A.A. Bigelow Mill (1887-1902), later to become the Hines Mill, was the largest of three major sawmills in Washburn. It rested on pilings that ran directly out from the present 6th …
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1ES8_door-countys-stone-fleet_Sturgeon-Bay-WI.html
Behind you, Government Bluff rises 150 feet above the waters of Sturgeon Bay. It was here that Door County's first industry began in 1834 — a limestone quarry. Originally intended for a military fort that was never constructed, the stone was later use…
historicalmarkerproject.com/markers/HM1ESA_schooner-christina-nilsson_Baileys-Harbor-WI.html
Type: wooden schooner Built: 1871, Hanson & Scove, Manitowoc, Wis. Sank: Oct. 24, 1884 Length: 139.4' Beam 26'Cargoes: pig iron Propulsion: sail, three-masted Depth of wreckage: 15' Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. The Christina …