AH-WR-1583

Emma Leighton

Scow Schooner · United States · Lost 1885 · Door County & Lake Michigan

Her mooring lines parted during a storm at Porth’s Pier in Rowleys Bay.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Interpretive Reconstruction, drawn to convey the vessel's era, type and general form. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

Emma Leighton was built in 1867. She carried cordwood and bark (or barque) from Lake Michigan ports. Her mooring lines parted during a storm at Porth’s Pier in Rowleys Bay. She drove through the pier and became a total loss.

Vessel

Built: 1867
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Wood
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: September 8, 1885
Cause: Storm
Location: Porth’s Pier, Rowleys Bay
Water: Lake Michigan
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: Not established
Accuracy: Position not established
Nearest: Porth’s Pier, Rowleys Bay, Wisconsin
Region: Door County & Lake Michigan

No verified wreck coordinates used; historical loss locality only.

Evidence

Overall confidence: Documented (78/100)

An exact wreck position, present depth and final-loss casualty total are not established here.

Wisconsin Historical Society and Wisconsin Sea Grant — Wisconsin Shipwrecks: Emma Leighton
Vessel identity, construction history, service, historical loss locality and loss circumstances.