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One of the worst maritime disasters in the United States actually occurred in downtown Chicago, at the Clark Street Wharf in 1915. The top-heavy, unstable SS Eastland took over 2,500 souls onboard and prepared to depart when she rolled over at her mooring.

The causes over the long, slow-burning lead up to the Eastland Disaster are muddy and a bit confusing, but with the help of detailed computer recreations in Unreal Engine 5 and in cooperation with the Eastland Disaster Historical Society, we do our best to paint a broad picture of the life and death of the unlucky ship, looking at the happy memories, the near catastrophes, and the changes over her career that built up to this disaster.

The Eastland Disaster Historical Society can be found at https://eastlanddisaster.org/

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Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
1:29 - The Michigan Steamship Company
3:45 - Construction of Eastland
9:42 - Her First Season
12:28 - Instability Issues Begin
16:07 - Eastland at Cedar Point
21:05 - Eastland Returns to Chicago
25:15 - Eastland Sinks
38:30 - Rescue and Recovery
48:20 - The Aftermath
50:50 - The Criminal and Civil Trials
53:43 - USS Wilmette
56:05 - Eastland Site Today
58:55 - Acknowledgements and Conclusion