Lake Erie wreck of steamship ‘Anthony Wayne’ may get National Register of Historic Places listing
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Source: Plain Dealer
Vermilion- Ohio marine archaeologists believe they have finally found the right combination for the record books - a Lake Erie shipwreck worthy of being listed on the National Register of Historic Places and a diver able to commit the time to make it happen.
The 1850 wreck of the Anthony Wayne, a side-wheel steamer, was discovered off Vermilion last summer by diver Tom Kowalczk.
…If the application is accepted, the Anthony Wayne will be the first Lake Erie shipwreck listed on the National Register.
“It’s so unique. You don’t see many side-wheel steamers. This is fresh, this is new,” said Texas A&M grad student Brad Krueger, who is spending five weeks at the Peachman Center, part of the Great Lakes Historical Society.
