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EMMA NIELSON - (N.44.10.878 W.082.42.611) 190 Feet Deep. The Emma Nielson was built in 1883 at Manitowoc, WI by Hanson & Scove. She was a wooden 3 masted schooner that was 74.58 feet long. On June 26th, 1911 the Nielson was upbound in fog when all of a sudden the steamer Wyandotte appeared dead ahead. The Nielson slammed into the side of the Wyandotte and crushed its wooden bow and immediately started filling with water. The captain and crew were able to escape the sinking vessel in the yawl boat. The wreck lies upright in about 190 feet of water. (Drawing by Robert McGreevy of the Emma Nielson on the bottom of Lake Huron)
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