SS Lady Elgin wreck

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The SS Lady Elgin wreck is the remains of a 19th-century sidewheel steamer that sank in Lake Michigan in 1860 in one of the deadliest maritime disasters in Great Lakes history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site ⓘ
maritime disaster site ⓘ
shipwreck ⓘ
coordinateLocation 42.19°N 87.65°W ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
depth about 50 feet ⓘ
describedAs one of the deadliest maritime disasters in Great Lakes history ⓘ
discoveredBy Harry Zych ⓘ
discoveredIn 1989 ⓘ
hasCause collision with schooner Augusta ⓘ
storm on Lake Michigan ⓘ
hasEffect raised public awareness of Great Lakes shipwreck preservation ⓘ
hasPart boiler remains ⓘ
hull fragments ⓘ
paddlewheel remains ⓘ
remains of sidewheel steamer SS Lady Elgin ⓘ
heritageDesignation National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ
Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ
legalStatus protected historic shipwreck under U.S. law ⓘ
protected historic shipwreck under Wisconsin law ⓘ
locatedInBodyOfWater Lake Michigan ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Illinois ⓘ
Wisconsin ⓘ
locatedNear Evanston, Illinois ⓘ
Highwood, Illinois ⓘ
Winnetka, Illinois ⓘ
material iron ⓘ
wood ⓘ
namedAfter SS Lady Elgin ⓘ
numberOfDeaths approximately 380 ⓘ
over 300 ⓘ
operator SS Lady Elgin ⓘ
partOf Great Lakes maritime history ⓘ
Underwater cultural heritage of the Great Lakes ⓘ
history of Lake Michigan shipping ⓘ
pointInTime 1860 ⓘ
shipType sidewheel steamer ⓘ
significantEvent legal disputes over salvage rights ⓘ
sinking of SS Lady Elgin ⓘ
significantFor influence on Great Lakes maritime safety regulations ⓘ
loss of life among Irish-American militia from Milwaukee ⓘ
startTime 1860-09-08 ⓘ
topicOf books about Great Lakes shipwrecks ⓘ
documentaries about maritime disasters ⓘ
use site for technical diving ⓘ
subject of underwater archaeological research ⓘ

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