Bullhead Point Historical and Archeological District

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The Bullhead Point Historical and Archaeological District is located in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.[2]

Bullhead Point Historical and Archeological District
The vessel Empire State.
LocationN. Duluth Ave., Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Coordinates44°50′37″N 87°23′43″W / 44.84361°N 87.39528°W / 44.84361; -87.39528 (Bullhead Point Historical and Archeological District)
Arealess than one acre
MPSGreat Lakes Shipwreck Sites of Wisconsin MPS
NRHP reference No.03000167[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 26, 2003

Description

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The district includes the remains of three ships in shallow water. They are visible from the shore during periods of lower lake levels.[3] All hauled limestone for the Sturgeon Bay Stone Company at the ends of their lives and were burned in 1931. They are the 212-foot steamer Empire State built in 1862, the 134-foot centerboard schooner Oak Leaf, and the 168-foot schooner-barge Ida Corning.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Bullhead Point Historical and Archaeological District". LandmarkHunter.com. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  3. ^ Of Limestone and Labor: Shipwrecks of the Stone Trade by Bradley A. Rodgers and Russell T. Green, Research Report #11. Greenville, NC: East Carolina University, 2003, page 7 (page 17 of the pdf)
  4. ^ "Bullhead Point - Today". Wisconsin's Great Lakes Shipwrecks. Wisconsin Historical Society / UW - Sea Grant. Archived from the original on July 13, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2013.