LIBERTY GROVE (NBC 26) — A Door County shipwreck near Liberty Grove is now officially part of the National Register of Historic Places.
The F.J. King, an 1867 schooner, sank in Lake Michigan during a storm in 1886 while carrying a load of iron ore from Escanaba, Michigan, to Chicago. The wreck sits upright on the lakebed with much of its hull intact, offering a rare window into Great Lakes shipping history.
Maritime archaeologists documented the remarkably well-preserved wreck last year.
State officials remind divers the site is protected by law, and removing artifacts is a crime.
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