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Date July 24, 1915
Location Chicago • Chicago River • Illinois • United States

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SS Eastland
Quick facts about the Eastland disaster
The secretive world of endoparasitic plants
Eastland disaster memorial plaque and commemoration wreath
memorial Eastland plaque in Chicago
Witness attempts to rescue and recover passengers from the capsized steamship Eastland in Chicago
One of America's worst maritime disasters: The SS Eastland
See recovery workers righting the capsized Eastland in the Chicago River, 1915
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