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Edmund Fitzgerald Project

Edmund Fitzgerald Project. By: ASmith. The Sinking of The Edmund Fitzgerald. November 10 th , 1975 the bulk freighter Edmund Fitzgerald sank in lake superior. In Memory of. The 29 men that had lost their lives during this tragedy. Michale E. Armstrong Fredrick J. Beetcher

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Edmund Fitzgerald Project

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  1. Edmund Fitzgerald Project By:ASmith

  2. The Sinking of The Edmund Fitzgerald • November 10th, 1975 the bulk freighter Edmund Fitzgerald sank in lake superior.

  3. In Memory of.. • The 29 men that had lost their lives during this tragedy.

  4. Michale E. Armstrong Fredrick J. Beetcher Thomas D. Bensten Edward F. Bindon Oliver J Champeau Nolan S. Church Ransom E. Cundy Thomas D Borgeson Thomas E. Edwards Russell G. Haskell George J. Holl Bruce L. Hundson Allen G. Kalmon Gordon F. MacLellan Joseph W. Mazes John H. McCartney Emest M. McSorley Ugene W. O’Brien Karol A. Peckol John J. Poviach James A. Pratt Robert C. Rafferty Paul M. Rippa John D. Simmons William J.Speggler Mark A.Thomas Ralph D Walton David E Weiss Blaine H Willhelm Crew members

  5. Edmund Fitzgerald Song • Gordon Lightfoot.

  6. Fun Facts • The Fitzgerald was named after Edmund Fitzgerald, president of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. • The Fitzgerald was headed from Superior, Wisconsin to Zug Island on the Detroit River when it sank on November 10, 1975 • McCarthy and McSorley made a "pact" to sail out their years together before dying together in the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald. • The Fitzgerald broke her own records for most cargo carried in one year several times in the short 17 year lifespan of the ship.

  7. Websites I used • Ssefo.com • Boatnerd.com • Gordanlightfoot.com

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