Sheboygan County shipwreck added to State Register of Historic Places: What to know about Advance

TOWN OF HOLLAND – The Advance Shipwreck , in Lake Michigan near the town of Holland in Sheboygan County, has been added to the State Register of Hi...

March 21, 2023
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TOWN OF HOLLAND – The Advance Shipwreck , in Lake Michigan near the town of Holland in Sheboygan County, has been added to the State Register of Historic Places . Built in Milwaukee in 1853, Advance operated in the Great Lakes lumber and grain trades throughout its career. In September 1885, the vessel capsized southeast of Sheboygan. The captain, four crewmembers and two passengers made it to the vessel's yawl, but it sank within 200 feet of shore when the small boat overturned in the crashing surf, leaving only one survivor.

Brandon Reid