Success (shipwreck)

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SUCCESS (scow schooner) Shipwreck
LocationOff the coast of Sevastopol, Wisconsin
NRHP reference No. 15000711
Added to NRHPOctober 5, 2015

The Success is a shipwreck located off the coast of Whitefish Dunes State Park in Sevastopol, Wisconsin. [1]

History

The Success was built by Norwegian immigrant Julius Johnson in Manitowoc, Wisconsin in 1875. The vessel primarily hauled lumber on Lake Michigan. [2]

On Thanksgiving of 1896, the ship was anchored at Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin in an attempt to wait out a storm. However, it began taking on water and was eventually pushed ashore by a gale. 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 the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. [3]

References

  1. "Success Shipwreck (Scow Schooner)". National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2018-08-14. Retrieved 2018-08-14. (Archived August 14, 2018)
  2. "Success (1875)". Wisconsin Shipwrecks. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  3. ".13 miles SW of Whitefish Dunes State Park, Lake Michigan". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-08-14.