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On March 23, 1879, the two-masted scow schooner was blown ashore near Two Creeks, Wisconsin, during a gale. Extensive salvage efforts failed to make her seaworthy, and in June 1881 she was declared a total loss. Set adrift and abandoned, she came to rest on the coast of Wisconsin south of Rawley Point. [1] [9
Salvage yards also buy most of the wrecked, derelict, and abandoned vehicles that are sold at auction from police impound storage lots, and often buy vehicles from insurance tow yards as well. A salvage yard offering car removal services, allowing individuals to dispose of their old, non-functional vehicles responsibly, will usually tow the ...
The base was abandoned in 1959 and disposed of the following year. The base is not to be confused with the planned renaming of Spokane Air Force Base, Washington, as Bong Air Force Base, which was the planned name of that facility until General Muir Fairchild died on active duty in 1950, cementing "Fairchild" onto the name of the current ...
From crumbling rock walls and abandoned cars to spring houses and quarry blast shelters, traces of the past remain in these natural areas. Hike past abandoned buildings, ruins, old cars and more ...
A ship graveyard, ship cemetery or breaking yard is a location where the hulls of scrapped ships are left to decay and disintegrate, or left in reserve. Such a practice is now less common due to waste regulations and so some dry docks where ships are broken (to recycle their metal and remove dangerous materials like asbestos ) are also known as ...
Here are six abandoned historic homes for sale that you can buy right now. Located in the quaint town of Milton, North Carolina, the Gordon-Brandon House was possibly built circa 1850 by a local ...
It includes approximately 82 miles (132 km) of Wisconsin′s coast [4] and lies entirely within the state waters of Wisconsin, [4] extending approximately 7 to 16 miles (6.1 to 13.9 nmi; 11 to 26 km) from the coast. [4] Principal cities along the coast include Port Washington, Sheboygan, Manitowoc, and Two Rivers, Wisconsin. [4] [6]
Scope and content: Original caption: Abandoned general store at Oneva, Wis. (ghost sawmill community) on Wisconsin State Highway 32, about 15 miles south of Laona, Wis. Depicted place Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest (Wis.) ( 46°17′55″N 89°55′23″W / 46.29856°N 89.9231°W / 46.29856; -89.9231 ; NARA geographical record