Grace A. Channon (shipwreck)
[1] On 2 August 1877, the Grace A. Channon was sailing to Chicago, Illinois when the steam barge Favorite smashed into her port side.Co-owner Henry Graham was a passenger aboard the ship along with his two sons, nine-year-old Harry and seven-year-old Alexander.Henry and Harry threw themselves overboard and were saved by the vessel's yawl boat, but seven-year-old Alexander Graham became separated from his father and was sucked into the cabin by the rush of water before he could be rescued, and went down with the ship.[1] The wreck of the Grace A. Channon was located in April 1985 by Kent Belrichard, William Kappelman and John Trumbo, and now sits, on an even keel, in 205 feet of water.The ships wheel, compass and port light are on display at the North Point Lighthouse in Milwaukee.