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OH HR219

Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

8/13/2025

Primary Sponsor

Josh Williams

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Origin

House of Representatives

136th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Commemorates the 50th anniversary of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald sinking on November 10, 1975, in a Lake Superior storm that killed all 29 crew members
  • Seven of the lost crew members were from Northwest Ohio, including Captain Ernest McSorley of Ottawa Hills
  • The S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald was the largest ship on the Great Lakes at the time, based out of Cleveland under charter to Oglebay Norton Company
  • The vessel set six international hauling records and traveled the equivalent of 44 times around the world, earning nicknames "Pride of the American Side" and "Toledo Express"
  • Directs the Clerk of the House to transmit authenticated copies of the resolution to Ohio news media

Legislative Description

Honoring the Fiftieth Anniversary of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald tragedy and the lives lost.

Last Action

Adopted

8/13/2025

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