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Researchers in Wisconsin recently discovered a long-lost "ghost ship," hidden in Lake Michigan for nearly 140 years. The Wisconsin Historical Society (WHS) announced the discovery on Sept. 15.

In a press release shared with Fox News Digital, officials identified the wreck as the F.J. King, a schooner that went down in a late-night storm off Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin , in 1886.

Officials said the F.J. King became known as a ghost ship "due to her elusiveness."

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"Missing for 139 years, the F.J. King was one of the most highly sought ships on Lake Michigan, and has been the subject of countless search efforts since the 1970s," the

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