SS Indiana (1848)
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ss-indiana-1848-298-581860
title:
SS Indiana (1848)
text:
The SS Indiana was a freighter built in 1848. It was built with an 18-foot steam engine with an Erickson Screw Propeller. It served Lake Superior as a passenger ship and later became a transporter for iron ore after the opening of the Soo Locks. During a storm, the boat started leaking near the propeller shaft, causing the ship to founder at Crisp Point Light on June 6, 1856. It was carrying iron ore from Marquette, Michigan during the time of its accident. In 1979, the Smithsonian Institution,
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description:
Freighter wrecked in Lake Superior
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Indiana_(1848)
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date modified:
2023-07-18T03:38:22Z
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