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Smithsonian Magazine on MSN · 1d

Historic Century-Old Shipwreck Discovered 600 Feet Beneath the Surface of Lake Superior

In August 1892, the Western Reserve was sailing across Lake Superior when it got caught in a late summer storm. The 300-foot vessel was roughly 60 miles north of Whitefish Point when a powerful gale swept in and broke up the ship,

The New York Times · 2d

A Groundbreaking Ship That Sank in Lake Superior in 1892 Is Discovered

After searching for two years, researchers discovered the shipwreck of the Western Reserve, an early all-steel ship that broke apart in a gale in 1892 with a sole survivor.

Shipwreck from 1892 found on bottom of Lake Superior

In 1892, a gale overtook the ship Western Reserve, causing it to sink within a matter of minutes with only one of the 28 aboard at the time surviving. The ship was lost to Lake Superior until 2024.

1don MSN

Researchers Finally Solve the Mystery of Disappearance of Gilded Age Businessman and His Family on Lake Superior in 1892

The wreckage site of the 300-foot steel steamer ‘Western Reserve’ has been found, according to a Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum ...

4don MSN

See 132-year-old shipwreck found in Lake Superior

The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society discovered the wreckage of “The Western Reserve” that sank 132 years ago in Lake ...

WXYZ-TV Channel 71d

Family of 1892 shipwreck survivor shares their story after wreckage is discovered

After the wreckage of the Western Reserve was found 132 later, the family of the lone survivor is sharing their story.

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