Hetty Taylor was a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan off Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States.[1] In 2005 the shipwreck site was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[2] It was included within the boundaries of the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary in 2021.[3]
Hetty Taylor (shipwreck) | |
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| Location | Off the coast of Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 43°40′53″N 87°39′18″W / 43.68139°N 87.65500°W |
| NRHP reference No. | 05000535 |
| Added to NRHP | June 1, 2005 |
History
editHetty Taylor was launched in 1874. She mostly hauled wood products. The ship carried cargo from ports such as Muskegon, Michigan, and Green Bay, Sister Bay, and Egg Harbor, Wisconsin, to her home port in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She also carried numerous types of cargo from Milwaukee to other ports.[1]
On August 26, 1880, Hetty Taylor was in Lake Michigan on a voyage from Milwaukee to Escanaba, Michigan, when she encountered a sudden squall and capsized. Her crew of five rowed safely to shore in a small boat, hoping to find help and recover the ship before she sank. However, by the time they were able to return, it was too late. Hetty Taylor sank, coming to rest at 43°40.893′N 087°39.291′W / 43.681550°N 87.654850°W in 105 to 110 feet (32 to 34 m) of water with 8 feet (2.4 m) of her main topmast protruding above the surface. Salvage efforts apparently were abandoned after late April 1881.[1][4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Hetty Taylor (1874)". Wisconsin Shipwrecks. Wisconsin Sea Grant, Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ ""Hetty Taylor" Shipwreck". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- ^ Madeline Roth, John Bright, and Russ Green, "Baseline Monitoring Documentation of Maritime Heritage Resources in the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary," Report of 2022 Field Operations, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, December 2022, p. 25.
- ^ Wisconsin Sea Grant. "Selah Chamberlin (1873)". Wisconsin Shipwrecks. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 10 September 2023.