Wisconsin (shipwreck)

For other items of a similar name, see Wisconsin (disambiguation) and USS Wisconsin.
Wisconsin shipwreck
Location Lake Michigan off the coast of Kenosha, Wisconsin
Coordinates 42°31′57.66″N 87°42′31.44″W / 42.5326833°N 87.7087333°WCoordinates: 42°31′57.66″N 87°42′31.44″W / 42.5326833°N 87.7087333°W
NRHP Reference # 09000820
Added to NRHP October 7, 2009

The Wisconsin was a steamboat that sank in Lake Michigan off the coast Kenosha, Wisconsin, United States. In 2009 the shipwreck site was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

History

The Wisconsin was built at the Dry Dock Complex in 1881.[2] During World War I, she served as a convalescent hospital ship named the General Robert M. O'Reilly after Robert Maitland O'Reilly, a former Surgeon General of the United States Army. In addition to Wisconsin and General Robert M. O'Reilly, the vessel was also named the Naomi, the E. G. Crosby and Pilgrim. The Wisconsin foundered in October of 1929 after a leak occurred during a violent storm.

The wreckage site is a popular location for historians, archaeologists and divers. It lies in 90 to 130 feet (27 to 40 m) of water, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south-southeast of Kenosha.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Weekly List of Actions Taken On Properties". National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
  2. ↑ "Wisconsin Shipwreck". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
  3. ↑ Kohl, Cris (2001). The Great Lakes Diving Guide. West Chicago, Ill.: Seawolf Communications, Inc.