Built in Cleveland in 1882, the wooden bulk carrier sank 20 years later on Nov. 17 while hauling a cargo of iron ore out of Superior, Wis. She is a rare example of a vessel type that linked Minnesota’s Iron Range with manufacturing centers in the eastern United States. The remains were not found until Sept. 2006, 235 feet under Lake Superior’s surface. Underwater archeologists discovered many well-preserved artifacts, including a bronze bell still attached to a wooden rail and engraved with the ship’s name. The hull is separated along the stem but the two sides remain relatively intact, as is most of the stern. Additionally, the fact that the bow was partially broken allowed a more thorough examination of nearly all hull construction features than is normally possible at other shipwreck sites.
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