In the year 1904 a huge Great Lakes ore freighter was launched with innovations so futuristic that there is still an oreboat running today equipped with one of them. This is the story of one man who had the desire to get a toe hold into the ore shipping industry. Thus he invested in a small fleet of freighters. The largest was so big that there was not a drydock on the lakes that could accommodate her. His name was Augustus Wolvin and his new queen of the lakes cost nearly a half million 1904 dollars to build and put into service.
To learn more about Mr. Wolvin's fleet see my video on that subject:
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5 ноя 2022
