The Mystery of the Marquette and Bessemer No. 2

The S.S. Marquette and Bessemer No. 2 was a railroad car ferry that operated on Lake Erie between Conneaut, Ohio and Port Stanley, Ontario. While making its last run of the season on December 7, 1909, the ship departed from Conneaut into a massive winter storm but never reached its destination. She sank with all hands and to this day 112 years later the ship's wreck has not been found. It is one of the most sought-after shipwrecks on the Great Lakes.

Sources used in this video:

Patrick McLeod - http://www.marquetteandbessemer2.com/

Great Lakes Maritime Collection, Alpena County Library - https://greatlakeships.org/search

Historical Collections of the Great Lakes, Bowling Green State University - https://www.bgsu.edu/library/cac/coll...

Conneaut Public Library - https://www.conneaut.lib.oh.us/

Maritime History of the Great Lakes - https://images.maritimehistoryofthegr...

Library of Congress - https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collecti...

Cleveland Memory Project, Michael Schwartz Library - https://clevelandmemory.contentdm.ocl... ______________________________________________________
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