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SS Lyman Stewart Shipwreck

April 15, 1926

Mile Rock Beach, Lands End. Three and half years after running aground, the tanker SS Lyman Stewart sits in the surf covered with graffiti. The ship would stay there until around 1938. Helmet Rock at right. DPW [10309 4-15-26 Mile Rock] Graffiti painted on hull for 'Mother's Cakes & Cookies' and "KKK [Ku Klux Klan] - S.F.#2" [10309 4-15-26 Mile Rock] [dpwbook48 dpw10309]

SS Lyman Stewart Shipwreck
Location

Coastal Trail, 94121

Keyword
Artifact
  • Citation: DPW Horace Chaffee
  • Date Added: July 18, 2017
  • Contributor: Courtesy of a Private Collector
Rights

Downloadable: Yes