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Woodland Mounds Archeological District, Upper Midwest. Detail of plan map showing the locations of two discontiguous areas in the district, Lake Huron Shipwreck Site, Upper Midwest. Underwater view of the ship's wheel and steering gear. boundaries were drawn to include only the mounds and area between them known to be relatively undis- turbed by modern construction. Areas A, B, and C are unconnected and are deemed to be the site portions where the integrity of the mound group is most intact. Shipwreck Sites Lake Superior Shipwreck Site, Upper Great Lakes [location re- stricted], includes the remains of a three - masted schooner constructed in 1869 and wrecked in 1896 against a breakwater. The vessel represents the type constructed in the late 1860s and 1870s for the shipment of iron ore. The vessel was in tow of a steamer when the two vessels encountered a storm. The steamer threw off the schooner's line. The schooner dropped anchor, but continued to drift and hit the breakwater. The vessel sank with the crew seeking . refuge in the rigging, from which they were rescued the following morning. Rigging and masts may have been salvaged, but machinery was left in place. Although thousands of ships have moved through the waters where the wreck ties, the resources have seen relatively little disturbance. The site is significant for its role in local maritime history, the structural integrity of the vessel, and the re- search potential of the site. The National Register boundaries were defined by reasonable limits around the vessel remains. Verbal boundary description: The area included in the shipwreck is a rectangle extending 200 feet southeast and 65 feet on either side of a centerline extending south- east and beginning at a point that is 150 feet from the monument located on the northwestern end of the breakwater. Boundary justification: The Lake Superior Shipwreck Site is about 70 percent intact. The boundary for the site is based on the debris field associated with the wreck. This was determined from information ob- tained by divers during mitigation activities. Lake Huron Shipwreck Site, Upper Great Lakes [location re- stricted], includes the remains of a two - masted wooden schooner com- pleted in 1856. The vessel transported iron ore and pig iron between Lake Huron and Lake Erie ports. During a storm on Lake Huron in 1868, the 35 nIIIIIIIII� F/ * • I 0111 M1100 __ Woodland Mounds Archeological District, Upper Midwest. Detail of plan map showing the locations of two discontiguous areas in the district, Lake Huron Shipwreck Site, Upper Midwest. Underwater view of the ship's wheel and steering gear. boundaries were drawn to include only the mounds and area between them known to be relatively undis- turbed by modern construction. Areas A, B, and C are unconnected and are deemed to be the site portions where the integrity of the mound group is most intact. Shipwreck Sites Lake Superior Shipwreck Site, Upper Great Lakes [location re- stricted], includes the remains of a three - masted schooner constructed in 1869 and wrecked in 1896 against a breakwater. The vessel represents the type constructed in the late 1860s and 1870s for the shipment of iron ore. The vessel was in tow of a steamer when the two vessels encountered a storm. The steamer threw off the schooner's line. The schooner dropped anchor, but continued to drift and hit the breakwater. The vessel sank with the crew seeking . refuge in the rigging, from which they were rescued the following morning. Rigging and masts may have been salvaged, but machinery was left in place. Although thousands of ships have moved through the waters where the wreck ties, the resources have seen relatively little disturbance. The site is significant for its role in local maritime history, the structural integrity of the vessel, and the re- search potential of the site. The National Register boundaries were defined by reasonable limits around the vessel remains. Verbal boundary description: The area included in the shipwreck is a rectangle extending 200 feet southeast and 65 feet on either side of a centerline extending south- east and beginning at a point that is 150 feet from the monument located on the northwestern end of the breakwater. Boundary justification: The Lake Superior Shipwreck Site is about 70 percent intact. The boundary for the site is based on the debris field associated with the wreck. This was determined from information ob- tained by divers during mitigation activities. Lake Huron Shipwreck Site, Upper Great Lakes [location re- stricted], includes the remains of a two - masted wooden schooner com- pleted in 1856. The vessel transported iron ore and pig iron between Lake Huron and Lake Erie ports. During a storm on Lake Huron in 1868, the 35