Sacramento Steamship Rudder

TITLE: Sacramento Steamship Rudder
​ARTIST: Built by Davidson Shipyard 
DATE: ca. 1895
TYPE: Historical artifact
MEDIA: Wood and iron
 
ABOUT: According to the Bay City Historical Museum, the Sacramento was launched in 1895, was 303 feet long and had a depth of 26 feet. The ship hauled coal and ore throughout Great Lakes. Due to vandalism and arson, the Sacramento would eventually sink to the muddy depths of the Davidson Shipyard. The City of Bay City would later recover the remains of the ship and preserve the ships rudder as a nod to the area’s history.

READ MORE: http://www.bchsmuseum.org/2022.12.01_arch.html​ 
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​LOCATION: Kantzler Arboretum, Bay City, Michigan