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The Wreck of the Francis Hinton
We are just three weeks past the 110th anniversary of the Francis Hinton’s sinking in Lake Michigan. The Francis Hinton, a 115-foot long wooden steam-powered vessel which sank in November 1909, was carrying a large load of lumber when it went down in a gale between Manitowoc and Two Rivers. It went undiscovered for over 75 years until it was discovered by local divers in 1987.