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 300-foot "Western Reserve" sank in August 1892, killing 27 people after both lifeboats capsized. Harry W. Stewart, the ship's wheelsman, was the only survivor ...

The ship wasn’t seen again until diligent explorers with the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society found the wreckage off ...

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After the wreckage of the Western Reserve was found 132 later, the family of the lone survivor is sharing their story.

Touted as a technological wonder, Western Reserve was made from the same steel as the Titanic. Unfortunately, it met a ...

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After searching for two years, researchers discovered the shipwreck of the Western Reserve, an early all-steel ship that ...

In 1892, a gale overtook the ship Western Reserve, causing it to sink within a matter of minutes with only one of the 28 ...

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