SOURCE: Associated Press
12-11-13
tags: shipwrecks, Great Lakes
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12-11-13
Shipwreck hunter reports finding ship lost in 1861 in Lake Huron
Breaking Newstags: shipwrecks, Great Lakes
HARRISVILLE, Mich. – The wreckage of a wooden steamer that sank during a storm in 1861 in Lake Huron has finally been found, according to a veteran Great Lakes shipwreck hunter.
David Trotter, 72, of Wayne County's Canton Township, said he found the wreck with his crew of explorers in July, the Detroit Free Press
first reported. The zebra mussel-covered wreck was discovered in nearly
175 feet of water, 25-30 miles northeast of Harrisville.
The
Keystone State was heading from Detroit to Milwaukee when it sank during
a powerful November storm, claiming 33 lives. According to some
historians, the ship might have sunk with its crew while secretly
hauling Civil War supplies, the newspaper reported....
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