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New Orleans Anchor

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The steamer New Orleans was built in Marine City, Michigan, in 1885. It sank in Thunder Bay in 1906 after being struck by the steamer William Linn. Jack Thompson recovered its anchor in 1973 and donated it in 1985.
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Marine City, Michigan · United States
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