National Register of Historic Places
SUCCESS (scow schooner) Shipwreck
Sevastopal vicinity, Door County, Wisconsin
The record
- Listed
- October 5, 2015
- Type
- Site
- Address
- .13 mi. SW. of Whitefish Dunes State Park, Sevastopal vicinity
- County
- Door
- State
- Wisconsin
- Contributing resources
- 1 site
- Coordinates
- 44.91646, -87.20281
- Reference number
- 15000711
The story
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The SUCCESS (scow schooner) Shipwreck is a shipwreck site near Sevastopal in Door County, Wisconsin, listed in the National Register in 2015 under the Great Lakes Shipwreck Sites of Wisconsin multiple property listing. The scow schooner Success was built in 1875 by shipbuilder Julius Johnson, with one deck and three masts.
Why it's listed
It was listed under criteria A, C and D, with state-level significance in maritime history, commerce and historic non-aboriginal archeology. Its period of significance runs from 1875, when it was built, to 1896, reflecting its years in the Lake Michigan lumber trade. The nomination calls it the only known Great Lakes scow schooner with longitudinally-planked bottom construction.
Physical character
The hull is wood with iron drift bolts and longitudinal outer planking, a technique the nomination calls possibly experimental. It measures 106 feet long and 26 feet in breadth, lies in 8 feet of water south of Whitefish Dunes State Park, and remains buried in sand.
Historical context
Success was built at Manitowoc in 1875 and hauled ties and posts between Door County ports and Chicago. Ownership passed among Norwegian immigrant investors; in 1879 Michael Michaelson sold his share to Ole Hanson for $800, and archaeologists documented the site in 2014.