Flora Temple
Schooner · Lost 1870 · Door County & Lake Michigan
A sudden squall drove the small schooner Flora Temple ashore north of Racine in July 1870.
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The Vessel and Her Loss
Flora Temple was built at St. Joseph, Michigan, in 1866 as a small wooden schooner. The Wisconsin Shipwrecks inventory lists Jackson of St. Joseph as owner. On July 26, 1870, she was bound from Chicago to Racine when a sudden squall drove her ashore nine miles north of Racine. She became a total wreck.
Vessel
- 1866
- US registry no. 9302
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- St. Joseph, Michigan
- Wood
- 30 ft
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- 6.50 gross tons
- Sail
- Jackson of St. Joseph, Michigan
Loss
- July 26, 1870
- Grounding
- Ashore nine miles north of Racine, Wisconsin
- Lake Michigan
- Chicago, Illinois → Racine, Wisconsin
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The Wreck Today
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Position
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- Position not established
- Oak Creek, Wisconsin
Evidence
Overall confidence: Documented (80/100)
Crew outcome, precise wreck position, depth and mast count are not established in the source reviewed.
Wisconsin Historical Society and Wisconsin Sea Grant — Wisconsin Shipwrecks
Construction and service narrative, vessel-specific casualty date and location; inventory zero counters excluded.
