The Wreck Today: CAUTION: This wreck lays at the corner of the restricted area for the Camp Perry Firing Range. Artillery shells in this area may be unstable and should not be recovered. Shallow water and hoards of fishermen are also a problem at this site.
The Chicago Board of Trade’s keel lays in a dish formation at the bottom of the rocky Niagara Reef. Coal is scattered around and one of her anchors still sits at the southwest corner of the base of the reef. There is also some anchor chain on the southeast side of the reef.
Much of the Chicago Board of Trade is no longer at the wreck site. The vessel’s cabin was used by locals as a chicken coop. Her rudder is in Toledo across from the Coast Guard station at the west end of a barn. One anchor is mounted in front of Wendy’s Restaurant in Port Clinton and a second, along with other artifacts, is at the Sandusky Marine Museum.
The Chicago Board of Trade’s keel lays in a dish formation at the bottom of the rocky Niagara Reef. Coal is scattered around and one of her anchors still sits at the southwest corner of the base of the reef. There is also some anchor chain on the southeast side of the reef.
Much of the Chicago Board of Trade is no longer at the wreck site. The vessel’s cabin was used by locals as a chicken coop. Her rudder is in Toledo across from the Coast Guard station at the west end of a barn. One anchor is mounted in front of Wendy’s Restaurant in Port Clinton and a second, along with other artifacts, is at the Sandusky Marine Museum.
Location: on Niagara Reef, 10.2 miles at 348°T from the mouth of the Portage River, Ohio
Coordinates: GPS on the reef : 41 39.85 82 58.90
Official #: 4331
Lies: scattered Depth: variable
Type: schooner Cargo: coal
Power: sail
Owner(s) L.S. Sullivan of Toledo, Ohio
Built: 1836 by Greenleaf S. Rand at Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Dimensions: 153’ x 31’ x 13’ Tonnage: 424 gross, 403 net
Date of Loss: Wednesday, November 21, 1900
Cause of Loss: storm
Coordinates: GPS on the reef : 41 39.85 82 58.90
Official #: 4331
Lies: scattered Depth: variable
Type: schooner Cargo: coal
Power: sail
Owner(s) L.S. Sullivan of Toledo, Ohio
Built: 1836 by Greenleaf S. Rand at Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Dimensions: 153’ x 31’ x 13’ Tonnage: 424 gross, 403 net
Date of Loss: Wednesday, November 21, 1900
Cause of Loss: storm
Chicago Board of Trade
Additional information on the Chicago Board of Trade is on page 130 of Erie Wrecks & Lights.
