Editing PS Lady Elgin (section)

==Memorials==
[[File:Sinking of The Lady Elgin sign 7930.jpg|thumb|right|State of Wisconsin Historical Marker for ''Lady Elgin'']]
A Wisconsin historical marker in the [[Historic Third Ward, Milwaukee|historic third ward]] in Milwaukee commemorates the tragedy. [[Calvary Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin|Calvary Cemetery]] in Milwaukee has a monument dedicated to the ''Lady Elgin'' disaster and the many lost in the tragedy who are buried there. 

A statue of Herbert Ingram, politician and owner of the Illustrated London News, the Lady Elgin's most notable victim, stands in the city center in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, since erected in 1862. The monument honours Boston-born, 3-term Member of Parliament, who helped bring fresh water, education, and the railroad to the city.<ref>VanHeest, Valerie, Lost on the Lady Elgin: Honouring Herbert Ingram, 2025, In-Depth Editions.</ref>  

Songwriter [[Henry Clay Work]] penned the memorial song [https://imslp.org/wiki/Lost_on_the_'Lady_Elgin'_(Work%2C_Henry_Clay) "Lost on the 'Lady Elgin'"]  in 1861.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=March 1953 |title=The Mysterious Chord of Henry Clay Work |journal=Notes |publisher=Music Library Association |volume=10 |issue=2 |page=213 |doi=10.2307/892874 |jstor=892874  |author-first=Richard S. |author-last=Hill}}</ref> For many years in central Canada this song was sung at family gatherings and social occasions.<ref name="Sternwheelers & Sidewheelers" />  

In 2009, the Milwaukee Irish Heritage and Cultural Center launched a $200,000{{efn|{{inflation|US|200000|2009|fmt=eq}}{{inflation/fn|US}}}} fundraising campaign for a mammoth, two-story bronze memorial statue for the ''Lady Elgin'' disaster.<ref>{{Cite web |title=''Lady Elgin'' Memorial Statue |url=http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/29581034.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091224024529/http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/29581034.html |archive-date=December 24, 2009 |access-date=February 22, 2009 |publisher=Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel}}</ref>