The perfectly-preserved shipwreck of The Atlanta, which sank in 1891, was found at the bottom of Lake Superior, the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society announced on Thursday.
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The Atlanta s crew quickly abandoned ship, jumped aboard a lifeboat and rowed for several hours toward the Crisp Point Life-Saving Station. The boat overturned near shore, causing all but two
On May 4, 1891, the schooner-barge Atlanta was heading up Lake Superior with a load of coal. It went down in heavy gales. It hasn't been seen since, until now.
The Atlanta s crew quickly abandoned ship, jumped aboard a lifeboat and rowed for several hours toward the Crisp Point Life-Saving Station. The boat overturned near shore, causing all but two