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SHIPS ALONG THE SHORE - A VIRTUAL EXHIBIT.
Until a road was completed in the late 1920s, the North Shore was connected by water and depended on steamers and a fleet of smaller boats to transport passengers and provisions to communities along the coastline.
This segment includes the full WDSE documentary, “Steamship America: A North Shore Legend,” as well as “SS America - The Undersea Preservation,” which details the restoration of the sunken S.S. America, from The Great Lakes Shipwreck Preservation Society.
We hope you enjoy our maritime exhibit content! More virtual exhibit content is being created, so stay tuned in the coming weeks!
THe Civilian Conservation Corps
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Colonel William Colvill
April 5, 1830 - June 13, 1905
Civil War Hero
Cook County Resident 1896 to 1905
William Colvill was a Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served as Colonel and commander of the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry.