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Ocean Wave (shipwreck)

Coordinates: 44°53′7″N 87°9′8″W / 44.88528°N 87.15222°W / 44.88528; -87.15222
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Ocean Wave (shipwreck)
View from land of the shipwreck site
Ocean Wave (shipwreck) is located in Wisconsin
Ocean Wave (shipwreck)
LocationLake Michigan off the coast of Door County, Wisconsin
Coordinates44°53′7″N 87°9′8″W / 44.88528°N 87.15222°W / 44.88528; -87.15222
NRHP reference No.06000639
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 2006

The Ocean Wave was a scow schooner that sank in Lake Michigan off the coast of Door County, Wisconsin, United States. In 2006 the shipwreck site was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

History

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Ocean Wave was built in Michigan in 1860. On September 23, 1869, the ship was headed for White Lake Township, Michigan carrying a load of limestone. Shortly after 3:00 a.m., she foundered in a storm. All members of the crew survived.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Ocean Wave (Shipwreck)". Landmark Hunter.com. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  2. ^ "Ocean Wave Shipwreck". Wisconsin Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2014-01-18. Retrieved 2013-12-27. (Archived January 18, 2014); link has a photo