The Wisconsin Historical Society announced March 11 that the wreck of the 144-foot-long, three-masted schooner F.J. King, which sank in 1886, is now listed on the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places. The shipwreck is historically significant because the remains are a very intact example of a shipping vessel unique to the Great Lakes and should continue to provide maritime archaeological information. Read the full story by the Green Bay Press-Gazette.
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