Green Bay (shipwreck)

The Green Bay is the name given to an unidentified sloop that sank in Lake Michigan off the coast of Sevastopol, Wisconsin. In 2009, the shipwreck site was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

For the United States Navy ships named Green Bay, see USS Green Bay.

Green Bay shipwreck (sloop)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Lake Michigan off the coast of Sevastopol, Wisconsin
NRHP reference No.	09000952
Added to NRHP	November 18, 2009

History

Based on the features and style of the sloop, it is dated to have been built sometime from 1840 to 1860.[2] The shipwreck is the only known one of a commercial freighting sloop in Wisconsin waters. Added to the fact that there is no historic record of construction of a commercial freighting sloop, it makes the site a popular one for archaeologists.

References

1. "Weekly List of Actions Taken On Properties". National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
2. "Green Bay Sloop Shipwreck". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-02-10.