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  • A.P. Dutton US 376

    Explore the story of the A.P. Dutton, a wooden schooner lost in a storm on Lake Michigan in 1868, with no wreckage ever found.

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  • E.W. Cross (1856)

    Explore the wreck of the E.W. Cross, a brigantine converted to a barge, lost in Lake Michigan in 1868 after a series of operational challenges.

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  • Northerner US 18176

    Explore the wreck of the Northerner, a two-masted schooner, resting in Lake Michigan, offering insights into 19th-century lakeshoring design and cargo practices.

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  • William Doran (Happy Jack) US 26833

    Explore the wreck of the William Doran, a historic wooden schooner lost in a storm on Lake Ontario in 1868, with all hands perishing.

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  • E.K. Gilbert US 7238

    Explore the wreck of the E.K. Gilbert, a 1855 wooden schooner that sank in Lake Erie during a storm, with its crew escaping safely.

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  • William M. Arbuckle US 26167

    Explore the wreck of the William M. Arbuckle, a wooden schooner lost in 1868 during a gale in Lake Michigan.

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  • Muskingum US 16413

    Explore the wreck of the Muskingum, a two-masted wooden schooner lost in 1868 during a storm in the Straits of Mackinac.

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  • Mercer (1849)

    Explore the story of the Mercer, a mid-19th-century schooner that stranded on Lake Huron in 1868, reflecting the challenges of navigation in its time.

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  • L.B. Nichols US 48195

    Explore the wreck of the L.B. Nichols, a scow schooner lost in 1868, known for its role in lumber transport on Lake Michigan.

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  • Stanley L. Noble US 23103

    Explore the wreck of the Stanley L. Noble, a mid-19th-century schooner lost in a storm on Lake Michigan in 1868.

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