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Related Historical Markers

By Joel Seewald, May 31, 2017

The Christmas Tree Ship Marker

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1 ► Michigan, Schoolcraft County, Thompson — The Christmas Tree Ship —

Captain Herman Schuenemann was born in Algoma, Wisconsin in 1895 to German immigrants. He began his career on the Great Lakes at an early age. He married Miss Barbara Schindel on April 9, 1891, and they had three daughters, Elsie and twins, Hazel . . . — — Map (db m105327) HM

2 ► Wisconsin, Manitowoc County, Two Rivers — Schooner Rouse Simmons — Historic Shipwreck — Wisconsin’s Maritime Trails —

Type: Wooden schooner, three-masted Built: 1868, Allen McClelland and Company, Milwaukee Sank: November 23, 1912 Length: 124’ Beam: 27’ Cargo: Lumber, wood products, Christmas trees Depth of Wreckage: 165’ Lives lost: 16 Listed on . . . — — Map (db m56033) HM

3 ► Wisconsin, Kewaunee County, Algoma — Christmas Tree Ship Point —

52 Schooners transporting Christmas trees to Milwaukee and Chicago passed this point in the 1800's. Captain Herman Schuenemann of the Christmas Tree Ship, "Rouse Simmons", was born in Algoma. One of the 52 schooners, "Lady Ellen" is located . . . — — Map (db m38986) HM

4 ► Michigan, Schoolcraft County, Thompson, Thompson Township — S696 — Christmas Tree Ship / Thompson —

Christmas Tree Ship The Rouse Simmons was one of the last schooners on the Great Lakes. Built in 1868 to carry lumber, the three-masted vessel became Chicago's "Christmas Tree Ship" when Herman Schuenemann purchased an . . . — — Map (db m105291) HM

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