MAKE A MEME View Large Image The SS Cumberland was a large passenger side-wheeler built in 1872. On 25 July 1877 she struck a reef now known as Cumberland Point near the Rock of Ages with sufficient force that half of her length was on the rock. All of the ship's ...
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Keywords: ss cumberland sscumberland side-wheeler sidewheeler ships shipwrecks passenger ships passengerships isle royale isleroyale cumberland point cumberlandpoint rock of ages rockofages lake superior lakesuperior thunder bay thunderbay ontario canada history blackandwhite monochrome black and white Date: c. 1870s Description: The SS Cumberland was a large passenger side-wheeler built in 1872. On 25 July 1877 she struck a reef now known as Cumberland Point near the Rock of Ages with sufficient force that half of her length was on the rock. All of the ship's passengers were saved, but she wasn't able to be salvaged. Her bow was found by divers in 1984. Accession No.: 972.1.53 Date: c. 1870s Description: The SS Cumberland was a large passenger side-wheeler built in 1872. On 25 July 1877 she struck a reef now known as Cumberland Point near the Rock of Ages with sufficient force that half of her length was on the rock. All of the ship's passengers were saved, but she wasn't able to be salvaged. Her bow was found by divers in 1984. Accession No.: 972.1.53
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