Toledo Anchor Memorial
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Toledo Anchor Memorial
 
Details
Attraction
Location
Body of Water: Lake Michigan
Trail Name: Mid Lake Michigan
Year Built: 1854
Nearest Address: South Keeney Ave
Nearest City: Port Washington
County: Ozaukee
Zip Code: 53074
Latitude: N 43°23.05422'
Longitude: W -087°52.86342'
Attraction
Features
Open to public?: Yes
Mooring buoy?: No
Mooring buoy in place?: No
Snorkelable?: No
Dive guide?: No
Trails sign?: No
National Register?: No
Attraction
Description
On October 22, 1856, the Toledo, a steam screw carrying freight, merchandise and passengers, foundered and sank near Port Washington. Over 40 lives were lost. In 1900, her anchor was recovered from the waters of Lake Michigan, and a memorial was created in Port Washington's Union Cemetery to the Toledo's passengers and crew. The anchor is a tribute to the victims of the Niagara as well, which also sank off Port Washington less than a month before the Toledo, with over 60 lives lost. For further information on this monument and wrecks, contact the Port Washington Historical Society.
 
Contacts
Name Phone Alt Phone Email Website
Port Washington Historical Society 262-376-3190
 
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Shipwrecks (16)
A.V. Knickerbocker (1840)
Belle (1860)
Bohemian (1856)
Gertie Wing (1880)
Jennifer (1964)
Lavinia (1847)
Lexington (1838)
Linda E (1937)
Mahoning (1847)
Mars (1855)
Northerner (1851)
Pere Marquette 18 (1902)
Senator (1896)
St. Peter (1868)
Tennie and Laura (1876)
Toledo (1854)
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