The Sinking of the Lady Elgin – Milwaukee’s Night of Mourning

The End of the Road in Michigan
17/04/2025 6 min Temporada 5 Episodio 64
The Sinking of the Lady Elgin – Milwaukee’s Night of Mourning

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The Sinking of the Lady Elgin – Milwaukee’s Night of Mourning In this emotional 10-minute episode of End of the Road in Michigan, we recount the 1860 wreck of the Lady Elgin—a luxury steamer torn apart in a midnight collision that killed nearly 300 people. Through survivor accounts, newspaper reports, and haunting details, this story explores how an entire city mourned, how bravery shone in the darkness, and why the disaster still resonates today. about this tragedy at The 1860 Lady Elgin Disaster -  Lake Michigan's Deadliest ShipwreckA production of Thumbwind Publications

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