Rouse Simmons information

	Rouse Simmons tied up to dock ca. 1900
History
United States
Name	Rouse Simmons
Builder	Allen, McCelland & Co.; Milwaukee, Wisconsin;
Launched	August 15, 1868
Identification	US 110087
Nickname(s)	"Christmas Tree Ship"
Fate	Foundered and sunk on November 23, 1912
General characteristics
Class and type	Three mast schooner
Tonnage	205 GRT; 195 NRT;
Length	123.5 ft (37.6 m)
Beam	27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Height	8.4 ft (2.6 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Crew	5
Notes	17 persons lost in sinking
	Rouse Simmons (shipwreck)
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Lake Michigan, 6 miles (9.7 km) off Point Beach, Wisconsin
Coordinates	44°16′30.6″N 87°24′56.4″W / 44.275167°N 87.415667°W
MPS	Great Lakes Shipwreck Sites of Wisconsin MPS
NRHP reference No.	07000197
Added to NRHP	March 21, 2007

The Rouse Simmons was a three-masted schooner famous for having sunk in a violent storm on Lake Michigan in 1912. The ship was bound for Chicago with a cargo of Christmas trees when it foundered off Two Rivers, Wisconsin, killing all on board.

The legacy of the schooner lives on in the area, with frequent ghost sightings and tourist attractions whereby its final route is traced.^[2]^[3] It was known as The Christmas Tree Ship and was one of many schooners to transport Christmas trees across the lake. However, with railroads, highways, and tree farms proving much more economical, the tree-shipping industry was on a steep decline and by 1920 they stopped sailing.

^ "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved December 18, 2011.
^ Jacobson-Tews, Lori. Pier Wisconsin. "The Story of the Rouse Simmons". Accessed 12 January 2007.
^ Boaters Dream, 25 November 2002. "'Christmas Ship,' sunk in gale, has historical ties to Muskegon". Accessed 12 January 2007.

[focus-1] "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved December 18, 2011.

[PierW1-2] Jacobson-Tews, Lori. Pier Wisconsin. "The Story of the Rouse Simmons". Accessed 12 January 2007.

[BoatersDream-3] Boaters Dream, 25 November 2002. "'Christmas Ship,' sunk in gale, has historical ties to Muskegon". Accessed 12 January 2007.

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History
Rouse Simmons tied up to dock ca. 1900
United States
Name	Rouse Simmons
Builder	Allen, McCelland & Co. Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Launched	August 15, 1868
Identification	US 110087
Nickname(s)	"Christmas Tree Ship"
Fate	Foundered and sunk on November 23, 1912
General characteristics
Class and type	Three mast schooner
Tonnage	205 GRT 195 NRT
Length	123.5 ft (37.6 m)
Beam	27.6 ft (8.4 m)
Height	8.4 ft (2.6 m)
Propulsion	Sails
Crew	5
Notes	17 persons lost in sinking

Rouse Simmons (shipwreck)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	Lake Michigan, 6 miles (9.7 km) off Point Beach, Wisconsin
Coordinates	44°16′30.6″N 87°24′56.4″W / 44.275167°N 87.415667°W / 44.275167; -87.415667
MPS	Great Lakes Shipwreck Sites of Wisconsin MPS
NRHP reference No.	07000197^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 21, 2007