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By Al Barrera, December 11, 2008 | |
| | | 1. SS Edmund Fitzgerald Marker | | |
Inscription. The flagship of the Oglesbay-Norton fleet sailed for 6857 days on the Great Lakes carrying iron ore to feed the steel mills of Michigan and Ohio. She was build at the Great Lakes Engineering Works at River Rouge, Michigan- Nine miles west of here. When the keel of the Fitzgerald hit the water, she became the largest freighter to traverse the inland seas, 729 feet long and 75 feet wide.
On January 7,1974, while at anchor in the Detroit River, one mile west of Belle Isle, the Fitzgerald lost her bow anchor. This 12,290 pound artifact lay undisturbed until July 20,1992 when it was recovered. In tribute to the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, and the men, who built her, the anchor comes to represent the maritime heritage of the State of Michigan.
John P. Folacsek
Curator of Marine History
This project could not have been accomplished without the support of the following:
Great Lakes Maritime Institute •
Gaelic Tugboat Company •
Blue Water Exploration, LTD •
Detroit Harbormaster Dive Team •
Bruno's Dive Shop •
Tom & Jerry's Scuba Shop •
John Quasarano Family •
Harry J Harris Funeral Home, Inc •
WDIV-Channel 4 Detroit •
Faust Corporation •
William A Moss •
Butcher Packer Supply, Inc •
US Scuba Center •
Advanced Aquatics Diving, Inc •
Phil's Quality Meats •
Mao Graphics, Inc •
Kauear Granite Company •
G.E.M.I Research Team | | | | 
By Al Barrera, December 11, 2008 | |
| | | 2. SS Edmund Fitzgerald Marker | | |
Erected by Detroit Maritime Historical Museum.
Location. 42° 20.101′ N, 82° 59.132′ W. Marker is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County. Marker is on The Strand Drive. Click for map. On Belle Isle, around the side of the Museum. Marker is in this post office area: Detroit MI 48207, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Perry's Victory (here, next to this marker); Detroit Spanish American War Monument (approx. 0.3 miles away); Alpheus S. Williams (approx. 0.3 miles away); Grand Army of the Republic (approx. 0.4 miles away); Gen. O. M. Poe Post No. 433 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Ransom Eli Olds (approx. 0.5 miles away); The Battle of Bloody Run (approx. 1.5 miles away); Elmwood Cemetery (approx. 1.8 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Detroit.
Credits. This page originally submitted on December 13, 2008, by Al Barrera of Brownstown, Michigan. This page has been viewed 1,402 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 13, 2008, by Al Barrera of Brownstown, Michigan. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page. |
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