Maple Leaf Rag to its publication, Joplin anticipated that the piece would be a success—he told Arthur Marshall that "The Maple Leaf will make me the king of ragtime composers". The exact circumstances which led to publication of the "Maple Leaf Rag" are unknown, and there are versions of the event which contradict each other. After approaching several publishers, Joplin signed a contract with John Stillwell Stark on August 10, 1899 for a $0.01 royalty on all sales of the rag, with a minimum sales price of $0.25. The "Maple Leaf Rag" was published between August 10 and September 20, 1899, when the
Maple Leaf (shipwreck) 1880s. The shipwreck was rediscovered by the St. Johns Archaeological Expeditions, Inc. in 1984. Volunteers identified the wreck in 1992. The shipwreck site has been given the Smithsonial trinomial 8DU8032. Because of the wreck's remarkable state of preservation (down to the line cleared in the 1880s), it is one of the most significant Civil War-era shipwrecks yet discovered, and a good example of a mid-19th century Great Lakes steamer. On October 12, 1994, it was designated a National Historic Landmark. Maple Leaf (shipwreck) Maple Leaf is a United States National Historic Landmark shipwreck in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. "Maple Leaf",