ONOKO (Bulk Freight Steamer) Shipwreck
National Register of Historic Places

ONOKO (Bulk Freight Steamer) Shipwreck

Knife River, Lake County, Minnesota
Listed
July 22, 1992
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
92000845

About this property

SS Onoko was an iron-hulled Great Lakes freighter. She was launched in 1882 in Cleveland, Ohio, by the Globe shipbuilding firm, as its hull number #4, and sank on September 14, 1915, in Lake Superior near Knife River, Minnesota. According to the Minnesota Historical Society, Onoko is regarded as a prototype of the single-steel hulled Great Lakes bulk carrier, These vessels made possible the cheap transport of bulk cargoes such as iron ore, coal and limestone. Her wreckage still remains on the bottom of Lake Superior and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.

Location

Knife River, Lake County, Minnesota

Categories

ENGINEERINGTRANSPORTATIONMARITIME HISTORY
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was ONOKO (Bulk Freight Steamer) Shipwreck listed on the National Register?

ONOKO (Bulk Freight Steamer) Shipwreck was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 22, 1992.

What type of historic resource is ONOKO (Bulk Freight Steamer) Shipwreck?

ONOKO (Bulk Freight Steamer) Shipwreck is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for ONOKO (Bulk Freight Steamer) Shipwreck?

The period of significance for ONOKO (Bulk Freight Steamer) Shipwreck is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1882.

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