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Shipwreck

Kentucky No. 2 (1851)

Nearby City: Prescott, Pierce County
Body of water: Mississippi River
Shipwreck

Dr. Franklin (1847)

Ship Master:  Captain M.W. Lodwick master and Russel Blakely clerk.
Nearby City: McCartney, Grant County
Body of water: Mississippi River
Shipwreck

Envoy (1852)

Nearby City: Stoddard, Vernon County
Body of water: Mississippi River
Shipwreck

Captain Kidd (1880)

Body of water: Mississippi River
Shipwreck

Johnny Schmoker (1866)

Location: The burned hull was buried under the Spence Park Landing east of Riverside Park at Main Street in La Crosse.
Nearby City: LaCrosse, LaCrosse County
Body of water: Mississippi River
Shipwreck

Alice (1864)

Nearby City: LaCrosse, LaCrosse County
Body of water: Mississippi River
Shipwreck

Zalus Davis (1894)

Nearby City: Brownsville, Vernon County
Body of water: Mississippi River
Shipwreck

Ben Coursin (1851)

Ship Master: Thomas Champlin
Nearby City: La Crosse, La Crosse County
Body of water: Mississippi River
Shipwreck

G.H. Wilson (1858)

Location: Near Dakota, Minnesota on the Mississippi River.
Ship Master: Captain George H. Wilson
Nearby City: Dakota, La Crosse County
Body of water: Mississippi River
Shipwreck

Northern Light (1857)

Location: Coon slough, Mississippi River.
Ship Master: Jackson Harris
Nearby City: Brownsville, Vernon County
Body of water: Mississippi River
Shipwreck

Lady Franklin (1850)

Location: Snagged and sunk at the foot of Coon Slough at Warren Landing.
Ship Master: Le Grand Moorehouse 1854. J.W. Marlin 1855. M.E. Lucas 1856. Captain at the time of loss.
Nearby City: Stoddard, Vernon County
Body of water: Mississippi River
Shipwreck

Idell Prindle (1865)

Ship Master: Chester Hall
Nearby City: Winona, MN, Buffalo County
Body of water: Mississippi River
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Potosi Station

Nearby City: Potosi, Grant County
Body of water: Mississippi River
Shipwreck

Ben Franklin No. 8 (1848)

Location: North Buena Vista, Iowa, Mississippi River, Mile 603.6
Nearby City: North Buena Vista, Grant County
Body of water: Mississippi River
Shipwreck

Thomas McRoberts (1865)

Body of water: Mississippi River
Shipwreck

Burlington (1864)

Nearby City: Wabasha, Pepin County
Body of water: Mississippi River
Shipwreck

Ruby (1880)

Nearby City: Prairie du Chien, Crawford County
Body of water: Mississippi River
Shipwreck

Argo (1845)

Location: Lost above Winona, MN at the foot of Argo Island at Mile 727.
Ship Master: M.W. Lodwick
Nearby City: LaCrosse, LaCrosse County
Body of water: Mississippi River
Shipwreck

Nominee (1848)

Ship Master: Orrin Smith, Captain John Goll was the pilot when she sunk.
Nearby City: La Crosse, Vernon County
Body of water: Mississippi River
Shipwreck

Aunt Letty (1855)

Location: Some references list the location as Beram Island ,but probably is Bertom Island. Mile 603 on the Mississippi River.
Ship Master: Captain Thomas Baldwin was the first master. Captain C.G. Morrison
Nearby City: North Buena Vista, Grant County
Body of water: Mississippi River

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