Gallinipper

The Gallinipper was a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan off the coast of Centerville, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA. In 2010, the shipwreck site was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

For the gallinipper, a large New World mosquito, see Psorophora ciliata.
Gallinipper Shipwreck (Schooner)
LocationLake Michigan off the coast of Centerville, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin
Coordinates43.912986°N 87.484484°W / 43.912986; -87.484484
NRHP reference No.10001091
Added to NRHPDecember 28, 2010

History

Originally named the Nancy Dousman, the ship was built in 1833.[2] By 1846, the Dousman had already sunk once and had been raised and re-built in a larger size, as well as given its new name. In 1851, the ship sank again due to a gale.[3][4]

References
  1. "Weekly List of Actions Taken On Properties". National Park Service. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  2. "Gallinipper Shipwreck (Schooner)". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  3. "Gallinipper (1832)". Wisconsin Shipwrecks. Wisconsin Sea Grant / Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  4. "Nancy Dousman (Schooner), 1 May 1846". Maritime History of the Great Lakes. Retrieved 2015-12-27.


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