Mr. Speaker. I rise today to introduce the Great Lakes Maritime Heritage Assessment Act. an important bill to promote and preserve the sunken treasures of the Great Lakes. The rich maritime history of the Great Lakes is an integral part of the American narrative. Millions of immigrants who settled the region and started Americas westward expansion arrived on Great Lakes steamboats. As cities grew. Great Lakes ships and barges carried the timber. coal. and ore that fueled Americas industrial might. One of Americas first great naval victories. the Battle of Lake Erie. was won on the Great Lakes. Today. much of this heritage remains. beneath the waters of the Great Lakes.
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