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SS William Edenborn
The SS ''William Edenborn'' was a long Great Lakes freighter that had a 62-year career on the Great Lakes. She was built by the West Bay City Shipbuilding Company of West Bay City, Michigan. She was originally built for the American Steamship Company, in 1900. At the time of her launch she was the largest vessel on the lakes, this is why she was given the title ''Queen of the Lakes''. In 1901 she was sold to the Pittsburgh Steamship Company. Mataafa Storm On 28, November 1905, ''Edenborn'' was towing the barge ''Madeira'', when both vessels were caught in a fierce storm with winds that had a speed of up to . The captain of ''Edenborn'' feared the loss of his crew, and his ship and made the decision to cut ''Madeira'' loose. Shortly after this ''Madeira'' crashed into Split Rock. The first mate of ''Madeira'' went down with the ship. Two days later the tug '' Edna G'' rescued the stranded crew members of ''Madeira''. On that same day ''Edenborn'' ran aground and broke in tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Edenborn
William C. Edenborn (1848–1926) was an inventor, steel industrialist, and railroad magnate. He patented the design for a machine for inexpensive manufacture of barbed wire. Edenborn founded the Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company, which operated between Shreveport, Louisiana, and New Orleans, Louisiana. Through a series of mergers and acquisitions, this railroad formed the Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad and eventually part of the Kansas City Southern Railroad. By the time of his death in 1926, Edenborn was reputed to be the wealthiest resident of Louisiana. ''The New Orleans Times-Picayune'' stated that Edenborn was "one of the most colorful and picturesque, and at the same time one of the least known, of the Louisiana captains of industry." Personal life Edenborn was born to parents Jacob Edenborn and Antoinette Edenborn (née Hessmer) on March 20, 1848, in Plettenberg, Westphalia, Prussia. As a child, he attended private schools. However, his parents both died when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Split Rock Lighthouse
Split Rock Lighthouse is a lighthouse located southwest of Silver Bay, Minnesota, USA on the North Shore (Lake Superior), North Shore of Lake Superior. The structure was designed by lighthouse engineer Ralph Russell Tinkham and was completed in 1910 by the United States Lighthouse Service at a cost of $75,000, including the buildings and the land. It is considered one of the most picturesque lighthouses in the United States. History Split Rock Lighthouse was built in response to the great loss of ships during the famous Mataafa Storm of 1905, during which 29 ships were lost or damaged on Lake Superior. One of these shipwrecks, the ''Madeira (shipwreck), Madeira'', is located just north of the lighthouse. The lighthouse stands on a sheer cliff eroded by wave action from a diabase sill (geology), sill containing inclusion (mineral), inclusions of anorthosite. The octagonal building is a steel-framed brick structure with concrete trim on a concrete foundation set into the rock of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
