Joseph L. Hurd (ship)Joseph L. Hurd was a wooden steam ship built in Detroit, Michigan, in 1869.CareerThe Joseph L. Hurd was first enrolled in Detroit on September 15, 1869, starting on the Detroit and Saginaw route. She later collided with in 1895, sinking the newer steel ship and killing one crew member. The Joseph L. Hurd started carrying stone in October 1904, and she became a barge in 1907.BeachingJoseph L. Hurd was beached in Sturgeon Bay in September 1913 and subsequently abandoned by its crew.