Lost to Time: Wisconsin Archaeologists Unearth a Mysterious Shipwreck They Weren’t Even Searching For
So picture this: a team of archaeologists dives into the murky depths of Wisconsin’s Fox River, all set to uncover the long-lost remains of the Berlin City—a steamer that met its watery grave back in 1870. But wait—plot twist! Instead of their intended target, they stumble upon something entirely unexpected—a 90-foot wooden steamer, secreted away for over 145 years, believed to be the L.W. Crane. Now, isn’t it intriguing how history sometimes plays hide-and-seek with us? This once bustling vessel, ferrying passengers and freight across the Midwest’s major rivers, vanished after a mysterious fire in 1880. What secrets does its watery tomb hold, and why did it end up where it did—contradicting old reports? Dive in with me to uncover the story behind this unexpected shipwreck discovery and what it tells us about a forgotten chapter of Wisconsin’s maritime past… LEARN MORE
Archaeologists in Oshkosh, Wisconsin were recently searching the Fox River for the remains of the Berlin City, a steamer that sank in 1870 — when they stumbled upon another historic shipwreck no one knew was there, a 90-foot wooden steamer believed to be the L.W. Crane.
Wisconsin Historical SocietyResearchers happened upon the presumed wreck of the L.W. Crane while surveying Wisconsin’s Fox River.
Researchers recently came across the wreck of what’s believed to be a 145-year-old steamship at the bottom of the Fox River in Wisconsin.
The ship is thought to be the L.W. Crane, which transported both passengers and freight throughout the Midwest via the Mississippi, Illinois, and Wisconsin Rivers starting in 1865. However, it caught fire and sank to the bottom of the Fox River in 1880.
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