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Every-Day Edit: The Edmund Fitzgerald

 

 

 

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The SS. Edmund Fitzgerald was a giant freight ship that operated in the great lakes. During it’s time, it set records for hawling the most iron ore from wisconsin mines to iron works in Mishigan and Ohio. On Nov. 10 1975, the ship sunk during a strom, taking all 22 crewmembers with her. The event inspired singer Gordon Lightfoot to write the song The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.”

 

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The S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald was a giant freight ship that operated in the Great Lakes. During its time, it set records for hauling the most iron ore from Wisconsin mines to iron works in Michigan and Ohio. On Nov. 10, 1975, the ship sunk during a storm, taking all 22 crewmembers with her. The event inspired singer Gordon Lightfoot to write the song “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.”

 

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