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Shipwreck

Pride (1849)

Ship Master: C. Klingenberg
Nearby City: Washington, Door County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
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Grayling (1876)

Location: In 1936 the Grayling was scuttled off the coast of Milwaukee by the Coast Guard.
Nearby City: Milwaukee, Milwaukee County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
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Challenge (1852)

Ship Master: William J. O'Brien Captain F. Snowball W. Young
Body of water: Lake Michigan
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Black Hawk (1861)

Nearby City: Milwaukee, Milwaukee County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
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Peter W (1945)

Nearby City: Gills Rock, Door County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
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Continental (1882)

Ship Master: Capt. James Black
Nearby City: Two Rivers, Manitowoc County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
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S.B. Paige (1863)

Location: 2 1/2 miles from the bridge, mouth of Sturgeon Bay.
Ship Master: Alfred Graham
Nearby City: Sturgeon Bay, Door County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
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L.P. Hill (1889)

Nearby City: Washington, Door County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
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Sheboygan (1869)

Nearby City: Manitowoc, Manitowoc County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
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Atlanta (1891)

Ship Master: Capt. McCauley
Nearby City: Holland, Sheboygan County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
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Arctic (1881)

Nearby City: Manitowoc, Manitowoc County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
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Jennifer (1964)

Nearby City: Port Washington, Ozaukee County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
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Mishicott (1882)

Ship Master: First master: B. Burmeister
Nearby City: Sturgeon Bay, Door County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
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Beaver (1892)

Ship Master: Captain Campbell's son P.D. Campell became her skipper in 1913.
Nearby City: Sturgeon Bay, Door County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
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Transfer (1872)

Nearby City: Milwaukee, Milwaukee County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
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Francis Hinton (1889)

Location: The Francis Hinton is located between Manitowoc and Two Rivers in Maritime Bay. She is approximately 1.9 miles northeast of the mouth of the Manitowoc River and .35 miles from shore in 7 to 19 feet of water.
Ship Master: Captain John Campbell.
Nearby City: Manitowoc, Manitowoc County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
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German (1868)

Nearby City: Sturgeon Bay, Door County County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
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A.B.C.F.M. (American Baptist Council Foreign Mission) (1854)

Location: Scuttled off Milwaukee
Nearby City: Milwaukee, Milwaukee County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
Lighthouse

Racine Reef Light

Location: Racine Reef
Nearby City: Racine, Racine County
Body of water: Lake Michigan
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Glen Cuyler (1859)

Body of water: Lake Michigan

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