Monday, September 9, 2019

City of Detroit

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CITY OF DETROIT - (N44.12.472 W083.00.841)  176 Feet Deep.  The City of Detroit foundered in a gale on December 6th, 1873 in Saginaw Bay with all hands of the City of Detroit lost.  It was underway towing the barge Guiding Star when it encountered the gale.  A crew of 7 of the Guiding Star made it to Port Elgin to recount the incident. (Drawing by Robert McGreevy of the City of Detroit on the bottom of Lake Huron)









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