- Date
- 1859
- Kind
- Shipwreck
- Eras
- Early American era
- Concepts
- maritimeheritagegeographycommunicationtourism
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Mike Weede’s July 2010 historical feature recounts the collision of the sailing vessel J. H. Tiffany and the propeller Milwaukee, the loss of life, their 1874 salvage, and their later status as dispersed wreck sites in the Beaver Archipelago. The article’s approximate 1859 date is derived from its stated build years and vessel age.
Evidence limits
This record preserves the newspaper feature and its date inference. It is not a substitute for a wreck registry, contemporary casualty report, or survey of the wreck sites.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, July 2010, "The Sinking of the Tiffany."Mike Weede recounts the collision of the sailing vessel J. H. Tiffany and the propeller Milwaukee, the loss of life, 1874 salvage, and the wrecks’ place among Beaver Archipelago dive sites; the 1859 date is inferred from the article’s stated build years and vessel age. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2010-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the historical shipwreck feature.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2010-07_Beaver-Beacon
Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Mike Weede recounts the nineteenth-century sinking of the Tiffany and Milwaukee”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-tiffany-milwaukee-shipwreck-2010/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2010, "The Sinking of the Tiffany." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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