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Community: Port Washington
County: Ozaukee
Historic Name: Senator Shipwreck
Reference Number: 15000738
Shipwreck

Guiding Star (1869)

Location: Blew ashore 12 miles north of Milwaukee. Brendon Baillod states " What are believed to be the ship's remains lie just south of parking lot of Virmond Park on the beach buried under the bluff with coal and a salvage cart buried near the keel. After storms, the wreckage is sometimes exposed.".
Ship Master: Captain John Griffin
Body of water: Lake Michigan
Historic Marker

Niagara Maritime Trails Marker

Location: Harbor Front 106 Lake St
Nearby City: Port Washington, Ozaukee County
Body of water: Lake Michigan

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