Researchers crack mystery surrounding Gilded Age magnate and family who disappeared on Lake Superior in 1892
Researchers have finally discovered the final resting spot of the historic Gilded Age ship Western Reserve — closing the book on a caper that has endured for over a century.
1892 shipwreck that killed 27 discovered in Great Lakes
The final resting place of what was once the "safest ship afloat" was discovered after 132 years. Only one man, a wheelsman from Algonac, Michigan, survived.
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Historic Century-Old Shipwreck Discovered 600 Feet Beneath the Surface of Lake Superior
The 300-foot "Western Reserve" sank in August 1892, killing 27 people after both lifeboats capsized. Harry W. Stewart, the ...
Shipwreck found in Lake Superior more than 130 years after boat vanished during family trip
Shipwreck found in Lake Superior more than 130 years after boat vanished during family trip - The wreck resulted in the deaths of 27 people ...
Wreckage of 300-foot ship missing for 132 years found in Lake Superior
The Western Reserve, a 300-foot steel steamer, broke in two as it wrecked in 1892 about 60 miles northwest of Whitefish Point ...
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Ghost ship found after 132 years in the murky depths of 'Shipwreck Coast'
The shipwreck, broken in two ... The ship sank, and more than 300 people died. In Lake Huron, the Daniel J. Morrell also went down during a fierce November storm, killing 29 and leaving just ...
Shipwreck from 1892 found on bottom of Lake Superior
In 1892, a gale overtook the ship Western Reserve, causing it to sink within a matter of minutes with only one of the 28 ...