The Story of the Moonlight
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Learn how the three-masted schooner, Moonlight, built in 1874, was immortalized in a song.
In 1874, Milwaukee’s Wolf and Davidson shipyard built the three-masted schooner Moonlight. Known throughout the lakes for its speed and beauty, the Moonlight’s race with the schooner Porter was immortalized in a song. The ship’s wreckage reveals that it was rebuilt as a schooner barge — a fate common to many large sailing ships after the “age of sail” had passed.
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The Story of the Moonlight
Clip: Special | 4m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
In 1874, Milwaukee’s Wolf and Davidson shipyard built the three-masted schooner Moonlight. Known throughout the lakes for its speed and beauty, the Moonlight’s race with the schooner Porter was immortalized in a song. The ship’s wreckage reveals that it was rebuilt as a schooner barge — a fate common to many large sailing ships after the “age of sail” had passed.
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