DULUTH ‐ The Western Reserve, a mammoth and nearly new steam freighter, was en route to Two Harbors in August 1892 when it split in half during a storm and quickly sank to the depths of Lake Superior, ...
The Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society discovered the wreckage of “The Western Reserve” that sank 132 years ago in Lake ...
Twenty-seven people died as a result of the wreck, and what happened is only known because of its lone survivor.
Researchers have finally discovered the final resting spot of the historic Gilded Age ship Western Reserve — closing the book ...
Western Reserve was considered one of the safest ships afloat. Two years later it met a tragic end, and its remains have ...
Rough weather conditions on 30 August 1892 caused the cargo ship to break in two and sink to the bottom of Lake Superior.