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Great Lakes Shipwreck discovery in Lake Superior tells story of sunken Schooner in 1891

Headline from FOX 35 Orlando

On May 4, 1891, a 172-foot Great Lakes schooner-barge carrying a load of coal in tow with a steam ship got caught in a strong northwest gale. The intensity snapped the towline, leaving the ship and its crew to the mercy of

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  1. FOX 35 Orlando

    Great Lakes Shipwreck discovery in Lake Superior tells story of sunken Schooner in 1891 (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    On May 4, 1891, a 172-foot Great Lakes schooner-barge carrying a load of coal in tow with a steam ship got caught in a strong northwest gale. The intensity snapped the towline, leaving the ship and its crew to the mercy of

  2. Detroit Metro Times

    ‘Wonderfully preserved’ 130-year-old shipwreck found in Lake Superior (opens Detroit Metro Times)

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    Detroit Metro Times's feed description

    A Michigan shipwreck society found the remains of the Atlanta, a 172-foot schooner-barge that sank in Lake Superior on May 4, 1891. The Great Lakes...

  3. WTOL Toledo

    Shipwreck discovered in Lake Superior, 131 years later (opens WTOL Toledo)

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    WTOL Toledo's feed description

    A ship that sank in 1891 has been discovered in Lake Superior off Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

  4. FOX 6 Milwaukee

    Lake Superior shipwreck discovered, 131 years later after it sank (opens FOX 6 Milwaukee)

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    FOX 6 Milwaukee's feed description

    A ship carrying a load of coal when it sank in a storm in 1891 has been discovered in Lake Superior off Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

  5. CNN

    Missing ship found in Lake Superior after 130 years (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Once thought to be lost forever, the 130-year-old wreckage of the ship Atlanta has finally been discovered at the bottom of Lake Superior.

  6. NBC News

    Wreckage of ship that sank in 1891 discovered in Lake Superior (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The Atlanta was being towed when the line snapped during a storm, according to the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society.

  7. Newsweek

    172-Foot barge that sank in 1891 discovered 650 feet deep in Lake Superior (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The "Atlanta" sank on May 4, 1891, and was described by experts as a wonderfully preserved shipwreck in Lake Superior.

  8. Cleveland Scene

    ‘Wonderfully Preserved’ 130-Year-Old Shipwreck Found in Great Lakes (opens Cleveland Scene)

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    Cleveland Scene's feed description

    A Michigan shipwreck society found the remains of the Atlanta, a 172-foot schooner-barge that sank in Lake Superior on May 4, 1891. The Great Lakes...

  9. CBS News

    Storm-battered shipwreck from 1891 discovered in Lake Superior: "It is truly ornate and still beautiful after 130 years" (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The shipwreck group posted photos and video with the name of the ship clearly visible at a depth of more than 600 feet.

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