Hetty Taylor shipwreck

Schooner that sank in Lake Michigan

United States historic place

Hetty Taylor (shipwreck)

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Location| Off the coast of Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Coordinates| 43°40′53″N 87°39′18″W﻿ / ﻿43.68139°N 87.65500°W﻿ / 43.68139; -87.65500
NRHP reference No.| 05000535
Added to NRHP| June 1, 2005
Sonar image of the wreck of Hetty Taylor, June 9, 2023.

Hetty Taylor was a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan off Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States.[1] In 2005 the shipwreck site was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[2] It was included within the boundaries of the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary in 2021.[3]

## History

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Hetty Taylor was launched in 1874. She mostly hauled wood products. The ship carried cargo from ports such as Muskegon, Michigan, and Green Bay, Sister Bay, and Egg Harbor, Wisconsin, to her home port in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She also carried numerous types of cargo from Milwaukee to other ports.[1]

On August 26, 1880, Hetty Taylor was in Lake Michigan on a voyage from Milwaukee to Escanaba, Michigan, when she encountered a sudden squall and capsized. Her crew of five rowed safely to shore in a small boat, hoping to find help and recover the ship before she sank. However, by the time they were able to return, it was too late. Hetty Taylor sank, coming to rest at 43°40.893′N 087°39.291′W﻿ / ﻿43.681550°N 87.654850°W﻿ / 43.681550; -87.654850﻿ (Hetty Taylor) in 105 to 110 feet (32 to 34 m) of water with 8 feet (2.4 m) of her main topmast protruding above the surface. Salvage efforts apparently were abandoned after late April 1881.[1][4]

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Hetty Taylor (1874)". Wisconsin Shipwrecks. Wisconsin Sea Grant, Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
2. ^ ""Hetty Taylor" Shipwreck". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
3. ^ Madeline Roth, John Bright, and Russ Green, "Baseline Monitoring Documentation of Maritime Heritage Resources in the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary," Report of 2022 Field Operations, Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, December 2022, p. 25.
4. ^ Wisconsin Sea Grant. "Selah Chamberlin (1873)". Wisconsin Shipwrecks. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 10 September 2023.

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National Register of Historic Places shipwrecks of Lake Michigan in Wisconsin waters

Door County|

* Advance
* Annie Dall
* A.P. Nichols
* Australasia
* Cecelia
* Christina Nilsson
* Claflin Point Site
* Empire State
* Fleetwing
* Forest
* Frank O'Connor
* Grape Shot
* Green Bay Sloop
* Hanover
* Ida Corning
* Iris
* J.E. Gilmore
* Joys
* Lakeland
* Louisiana
* Meridian
* Oak Leak
* Ocean Wave
* Perry Hannah
* Success

Kewaunee County|

* America
* Daniel Lyons

Kenosha County|

* Rosinco
* Wisconsin

Manitowoc County|

* Alaska
* Arctic
* Continental
* Floretta
* Francis Hinton
* Gallinipper
* Home
* LaSalle
* Lookout
* Major Anderson
* Pathfinder
* Rouse Simmons
* S.C. Baldwin
* Tubal Cain

Milwaukee County|

* Appomattox
* E.M.B.A.
* Grace A. Channon
* Light Vessel No.57
* Lumberman

Ozaukee County|

* Island City
* J.M. Allmendinger
* Niagara
* Northerner
* Senator
* Tennie and Laura

Racine County|

* Kate Kelly

Sheboygan County|

* Atlanta
* Byron
* Hetty Taylor
* I.A. Johnson
* Robert C. Pringle
* Selah Chamberlain
* Silver Lake
* Walter B. Allen

See also: List of Great Lakes shipwrecks on the National Register of Historic Places

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Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1880

Shipwrecks|

* 21 Jan: Lady Kinnaird
* 25 Feb: Resurgam II
* 26 Feb: Bessie Jones
* c. Feb: Atalanta
* 8 Jun: BAP Manco Cápac
* 11 Jun: Narragansett
* 20 Jun: Wanganui
* c. Jun: Alianza
* 26 Aug: Hetty Taylor
* 13 Sep: Covadonga
* 15 Oct: Alpena
* 29 Oct: Eliza Adams
* 3 Nov: Scindian
* 26 Dec: Baton Rouge
* 29 Dec: Richelieu

Other incidents|

* 17 Feb: Silesia
* 3 Mar: Pennsylvania
* 6 May: Lady Tyler
* 30 May: HMS Iron Duke
* c. May: Advance
* May: HMS Wolverine
* 8 Jun: Covadonga
* 30 Jul: HMS Iron Duke
* c. Aug: Jeddah
* 9 Oct: Livadia
* 28 Oct: SMS Möwe
* 12 Nov: Silesia
* 30 Nov: HMS Himalaya
* Nov: Teutonia
* Unk: Ferret

* ← 1879
* 1881 →

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