Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Ironsides founders, many lives lost

By Fred E. Hamel (1850-1946)

Grand Haven, Sept. 16, 1873 – The propeller Ironsides belonging to the Engleman Transportation Co., and operating between Milwaukee and Grand Haven, under contract with the Detroit & Milwaukee Railroad Co., and one of the largest steamers on the lakes, foundered and sank seven miles off this port at noon today.

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