Nearly five months after it was placed on the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places, a Sturgeon Bay shipwreck was put on another list celebrating history. Earlier this month, the Pride shipwreck was placed on the National Register of Historic Places, becoming one of the more than 30 Door Countyshipwrecks to earn the designation. The Ohio-built schooner rests 250 feet north of the intersection of West Juniper Street and North Lansing Avenue. After being built in 1866, the Pride operated in the Great Lakes lumber and bulk cargo trades until a tornado in Egg Harbor in August 1898 caused it to capsize, killing the ship’s mate. It was righted and moved to Sturgeon Bay for repairs, but ultimately abandoned around 1900. According to the Wisconsin Historical Society, the Pride is partially embedded in the lakebed, which is in eight feet of water. Still, it retains its archaeological integrity, with most vessel hull components protected by sediment in the bay. The next shipwreck that could make the National Register of Historic Places resides near Port Washington after the St. Peter Shipwreck was listed on the StateRegister of Historic Places over a month ago. 

Photo courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society