National Register of Historic Places

SUCCESS (scow schooner) Shipwreck

Sevastopal, Door County, Wisconsin
Listed
October 4, 2015
Type
Site
Period
Listed
Ref No.
15000711

About this property

The Success is a shipwreck located off the coast of Whitefish Dunes State Park in Sevastopol, Wisconsin. The Success was built by Norwegian immigrant Julius Johnson in Manitowoc, Wisconsin in 1875. The vessel primarily hauled lumber on Lake Michigan. On Thanksgiving of 1896, the ship was anchored at Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin in an attempt to wait out a storm. However, it began taking on water and was eventually pushed ashore by a gale. All crew members were rescued and the cargo would be salvaged, but the ship was declared to be a total loss. The site was added to the State and the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

Location

Sevastopal, Door County, Wisconsin
44.91646, -87.20281

Categories

HISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINALMARITIME HISTORYCOMMERCE
Sources

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

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When was SUCCESS (scow schooner) Shipwreck listed on the National Register?

SUCCESS (scow schooner) Shipwreck was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 4, 2015.

What type of historic resource is SUCCESS (scow schooner) Shipwreck?

SUCCESS (scow schooner) Shipwreck is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

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