Mystery ship: Diver challenges identity of sunken vessel at county park.

Archive

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Door County Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Mystery ship: Diver challenges identity of sunken vessel at county park.

Entry/Object ID

2001.02.0044

Scope and Content

News article from the Friday, August 18, 2000 issue of the Door County Advocate telling of the research done on one of the shipwrecks at the Leathem Smith Quarry at the Green Bay entrance to Sturgeon Bay. Although this ship wreck was identified for many years as that of the Mueller, research by Jon Van Harpen correctly identifies the shipwreck as the remains of the Steamer Vermillion which was towed to the quarry in Aug. 1923 for use as a breakwater. Physical Characteristics: 2 sheets, 8 1/2" x 11" in 1 folder, photocopies.

Collection

Door County Archives

Cataloged By

Sally Treichel

Acquisition

Accession

2001.02

Source or Donor

Door County Historical Society - Purchases, etc.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Search Terms

Shipwrecks, Door County, Steamer, Vermillion

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Newspaper, Article

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

2000

Archive Size/Extent

2 sheets in one folder.

Primary Language

English

Archive Notes

Early Create Date: 2000 Date(s): 2000 Date(s) Assembled: 1923-2000 Level of Description: Item

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note

Status: OK

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

May 15, 2001

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

May 20, 2026