Salvage of the Freighter "Indiana" Begins

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Summary

Operations begin to salvage the remains of the freighter "Indiana," which sank 121 years ago in northeastern Lake Superior. The efforts were jointly sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution, the United States Navy and the Army Corps of Engineers. Artifacts were sent to the Museum Support Center.

Subject

  • United States Army Corps of Engineers
  • Indiana (Ship)
  • National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Museum Support Center
  • National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)
  • United States Dept. of the Navy

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

Torch, 9/1979, p. 1

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

July 28, 1979

Topic

  • Salvage archaeology
  • Antiquities
  • Cooperation

Place

Superior, Lake

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