Shipwreck Artifacts, S.B. Sebastopol; lost 1854, Lake Michigan

Description

Artifacts retrieved from S.B. Sebastopol.
Vessel lost: September 17, 1854
Wreck Location: St. Francis, Wisconsin
Depth: 12 - 14 ft. water.
Hull: Wood
Cargo: Passengers and freight.
Extensive accounts of the tragedy were recorded in area newspapers; the Wisconsin Banner and Volsfreund, The Milwaukee Daily American, and The Evergreen Times all covered the story. The ship had been all but forgotten until discovered by divers in 1976.
Documents on the back of the frame tell much of the story.
Frame Dimensions: 10.5 wide, 13 tall, 2 deep.