Sevastopol in Door County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Propeller and Shaft

Photographed by Devon Polzar, May 2016

1. Propeller and Shaft Marker

Inscription. This stern frame cast iron propeller and steel shaft is believed to be from the lumber steamer Mueller which was built as Edwin S. Tice in 1887 at the Burger yards in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. She measured 159.9 x 32.1 x 12.5; 728 gross tons. The vessel had many owners. In 1901, she was sold to William Mueller & Company of Chicago at which time she was rechristened Mueller. Until the time she was laid up at Sturgeon Bay in 1932, she towed barges in the pulpwood trade on the Great Lakes under four additional owners. In 1933, she was dismantled in the "boneyard." The hull was burned and scuttled about four miles north of the city of Sturgeon Bay in 1935.

For more information on Door County's rich history - visit the Door County Maritime Museum in Sturgeon Bay, Gills Rock, and Cana Island.

Erected by Door County Maritime Museum & Lighthouse Preservation Society, Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 44° 54.284′ N, 87° 24.298′ W. Marker is in Sevastopol, Wisconsin, in Door County. It can be reached from Bayshore Dr.. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4879 Bayshore Dr, Sturgeon Bay WI 54235, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Wisconsin’s Door Peninsula. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, on the Great Lakes, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Leathem and Smith Quarry (here, next to this marker);

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Door County's Stone Fleet (approx. 2.1 miles away); Eastern Terminus Ice Age National Scenic Trail (approx. 2½ miles away); The Orchards of Door County (approx. 3.8 miles away); Steam Barge Joys (approx. 4.1 miles away); Bradley Crandall Sawmill Site (approx. 4.2 miles away); A Fortunate Mix (approx. 4.2 miles away); Town of Sevastopol (approx. 4.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sevastopol.

More about this marker. Marker is located in George K. Pinney County Park next to the boat launch.

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Photographed by Devon Polzar, May 2016

2. Propeller and Shaft

Credits. This page was last revised on February 28, 2020. It was originally submitted on June 13, 2016, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 551 times since then and 18 times this year. Last updated on February 28, 2020, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 13, 2016, by Devon Polzar of Port Washington, Wisconsin. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.