SS America
America was a packet boat transporting passengers, mail, and packages between settlements along the North Shore of Lake Superior, an inland sea in central North America.- Type: Disaster remains
- Description: steam packet wrecked off Isle Royale in Lake Superior
- Also known as: “Wreck of the SS America”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Johns Hotel.
Johns Hotel
Heritage site
Photo: Zepper513, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Johns Hotel is a complex of buildings, of which but two remain, located near Washington Harbor, on Barnum Island, Isle Royale National Park, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. Johns Hotel is situated 1¼ miles southwest of SS America.
SS America
- Categories: shipwreck, packet boat, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Keweenaw, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.89378° or 47° 53′ 38″ northLongitude
-89.22245° or 89° 13′ 21″ westOpen location code
86VGVQVH+G2OpenStreetMap ID
node 6563011236OpenStreetMap feature
historic=wreckWikidata ID
Q7393148
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Persian—“SS America” goes by many names.
- French: “America”
- French: “SS America”
- Irish: “SS America”
- Persian: “اساس آمریکا (۱۸۹۸)”
- Persian: “اساس آمریکا”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Thompson Island and Salt Island.
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