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Lumberman 1893

Marker: recorded wreck position (Steam era).

Key facts

NameLumbermanWikidata label
Year lost1893English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed)
EraSteam eraderived from year
Ship typeschoonerWikidata P31 instance of
Nationality / flagUnited StatesWikidata P8047 country of registry
Nearest coastUnited StatesNatural Earth (public domain)
Position42.8695, -87.7570Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0)

About the wreck

Lumberman was a three-masted schooner that sank in 1893 in Lake Michigan off the coast of Oak Creek, Wisconsin, United States. In 2009 the shipwreck site was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Location

  • Recorded position: 42.8695, -87.7570 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
  • Nearest coast: United States

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OpenStreetMap

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Lumberman (shipwreck) (revision 1373485000), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.

Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).

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