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Remember the Worst Maritime Disaster on the Great Lakes

Posted on July 24, 2019 by royfmc

On July 24, 1914, some 2,500 passengers and crew crowded aboard the S.S. Eastland. The boat capsized while still docked in the Chicago River. The S.S. Eastland tipped over in the Chicago River only three years after the Titanic sank … Continue reading →

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