Visiting the grave of a victim of the Eastland Disaster. The SS Eastland was a passenger ship based in Chicago and used for tours. On 24 July 1915, the ship capsized while tied to a dock in the Chicago River. In total, 844 passengers and crew were killed in what was the largest loss of life from a single shipwreck on the Great Lakes. | Freyzel Productions

💭Did you know ...On July 24, 1915, the SS Eastland, a seemingly modern passenger ship docked in the Chicago River, tragically capsized before it ever left port, killing over 800 people within minutes. Most of the passengers were workers heading to a company picnic, full of excitement and unaware of the danger lurking aboard. The ship’s design was dangerously top-heavy, and even the lifeboats added after the Titanic disaster could not prevent catastrophe. Unlike disasters at sea, this happened i