AH-WR-1592

J.E. Gilmore

Schooner · United States · Lost 1892 · Door County & Lake Michigan

While sailing light from Chicago toward Elk Rapids, she stranded at Pilot Island.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents.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

J.E. Gilmore was built in 1867. She carried Great Lakes freight. While sailing light from Chicago toward Elk Rapids, she stranded at Pilot Island. She became part of the group of wrecks at the island.

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: October 17, 1892
Cause: Grounding
Location: Pilot Island
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: Pilot Island, 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: J.E. Gilmore
Vessel identity, construction history, service, historical loss locality and loss circumstances.