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Researchers identify schooners on bottom of Lake Huron
The Undersea Research Associates recently announced that diver-historians identified the wrecks of the scow-schooner C.R. Truax and the two-masted schooner Mary in deep water over the summer.
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THE OREGON RUN DOWN; SUNK BY A SCHOONER OFF FIRE ISLAND. TWO GREAT HOLES STOVE IN HER BOW-- BARELY TIME GIVEN TO SAVE THE PASSENGERS AND CREW.
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Wreckage of schooner that sank in 1893 found in Lake Michigan
The Muir was a 130-foot (39.6 meters), three-masted schooner that was built in 1872. The ship was en route from Bay City, Michigan, to South Chicago, Illinois, with a cargo of bulk salt.
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Shipwreck of Margaret A. Muir placed on list of State Register of Historic Places
The three-masted wooden schooner Margaret A. Muir sank in 50 feet of water in Lake Michigan off Algoma in 1893. The sunken wreckage wasn’t found until last year. Did you know that another ...