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Smithsonian Magazine on MSN · 1h

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 · 20h

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.

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This is the American lake, more dangerous than the oceans, where the remains of a 130-year-old ship were found

Western Reserve was considered one of the safest ships afloat. Two years later it met a tragic end, and its remains have ...

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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 ...

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Researchers crack mystery surrounding Gilded Age magnate and family who disappeared on Lake Superior in 1892

Researchers have finally discovered the final resting spot of the historic Gilded Age ship Western Reserve — closing the book ...

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Mystery of The Western Reserve: How a 132-year-old ghost ship was finally found beneath the ‘shipwreck coast’?

The shipwreck of The Western Reserve, which disappeared in Lake Superior 132 years ago, has been found using advanced sonar ...

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