Bullhead Point Historical and Archeological District
Bullhead Point Historical and Archeological District | |
 The vessel Empire State. | |
| Location | N. Duluth Ave., Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 44°50′37″N 87°23′43″W / 44.84361°N 87.39528°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| MPS | Great Lakes Shipwreck Sites of Wisconsin MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 03000167[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 26, 2003 |
The Bullhead Point Historical and Archaeological District is located in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.[2]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Bullhead Point Historical and Archaeological District". LandmarkHunter.com. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- ^ 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)
- ^ "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.
Categories:
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
- Shipwrecks on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin
- National Register of Historic Places in Door County, Wisconsin
- Shipwrecks of the Wisconsin coast
- Shipwrecks of Lake Michigan
- Wreck diving sites in the United States