AH-WR-1916

Peoria

Schooner · Lost 1901 · Door County & Lake Michigan

After 47 years afloat, a lumber schooner dragged both anchors and went up on the Baileys Harbor beach in 1901.

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The Vessel and Her Loss

Alanson Gilmore built the two-masted schooner Peoria at Black River, Ohio, in 1854. On November 10, 1901, carrying 140,000 feet of hardwood lumber from Charlevoix, she sheltered in Baileys Harbor from a storm. Both anchors dragged overnight and she went up on the beach near the range lights. The life-saving station rescued her six crew; her upper hull broke up and she was stripped on November 12, ending 47 years of service.

Vessel

Built: 1854
Registry: US registry no. 19668
Builder: Alanson Gilmore
Yard: Black River, Ohio
Material: Wood
Length: 112.1 ft
Beam: 24.3 ft
Tonnage: 166.97 gross tons
Propulsion: Sail
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: November 10, 1901
Cause: Storm
Location: Beach near the range lights, Baileys Harbor, Door County, Wisconsin
Water: Lake Michigan
Voyage: Charlevoix, Michigan
Cargo: 140,000 feet of hardwood lumber
Aboard: 6
Lives lost: 0
Master: Not established