Iris (1866 ship)

Iris (shipwreck)
Location Lake Michigan off the coast of Washington Island
Coordinates 45°24′3″N 86°51′12″W / 45.40083°N 86.85333°W / 45.40083; -86.85333Coordinates: 45°24′3″N 86°51′12″W / 45.40083°N 86.85333°W / 45.40083; -86.85333
NRHP reference # 06000638
Added to NRHP July 19, 2006

Iris was a schooner launched at Port Huron, Michigan, in 1866.[1] She spent 47 years sailing the Great Lakes; for most of this time she was based out of Detroit Harbor, Wisconsin. In 1913 she sank in Lake Michigan off the coast of Washington Island in Door County, Wisconsin, United States. Her crew abandoned her after she ran aground.[2]

In 2006, the shipwreck site was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Iris Shipwreck". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
  2. ↑ "What sites are underwater?". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Iris (Shipwreck)". Landmark Hunter.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.


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