SUCCESS (scow schooner) Shipwreck | |
Location | Off the coast ofSevastopol, Wisconsin |
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NRHP reference No. | 15000711 |
Added to NRHP | October 5, 2015 |
TheSuccess is a shipwreck located off the coast ofWhitefish Dunes State Park inSevastopol, Wisconsin.[1]
TheSuccess was built by Norwegian immigrant Julius Johnson inManitowoc, Wisconsin in 1875. The vessel primarily hauled lumber onLake Michigan.[2]
OnThanksgiving of 1896, the ship was anchored atWhitefish Bay, Wisconsin in an attempt to wait out a storm. However, it began taking on water and was eventually pushed ashore by agale. All crew members were rescued and the cargo would be salvaged, but the ship was declared to be a total loss.
The site was added to the State and theNational Register of Historic Places in 2015.[3]