IDENTIFICATION OF WOOD FROM THE CLARKSBURG FERRY, CLARKSBURG, CALIFORNIA

Author(s): Kathryn Puseman

Year: 2010

Summary

Nine fragments of wood from various portions of the Clarksburg Ferry were submitted for identification. This ferry is the second ferry that operated at Clarksburg, California, across the Sacramento River. The second ferry is noted to have been built in 1920 and was in operation until it sank in 1928. Fragments of wood were recovered from the floor, outer hull plank, longitudinal bulkhead, chine clamp, futtock, end/transverse chine log, lower deck planking, and upper deck sheathing of the ferry.

Cite this Record

IDENTIFICATION OF WOOD FROM THE CLARKSBURG FERRY, CLARKSBURG, CALIFORNIA. Kathryn Puseman. PRI Technical Report ,2010-059. 2010 ( tDAR id: 379938) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8M61JS7

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Keywords

Culture
Historic

Material
Charcoal • Macrobotanical • Wood

Site Name
Clarksburg Ferry

Investigation Types
Data Recovery / Excavation

General
10-059 • Charcoal Identification

Geographic Keywords
California (State / Territory) • Clarksburg • Sacramento River • Yolo County (County)

Temporal Keywords
A.D. 1920

Spatial Coverage

min long: -122.346; min lat: 38.117 ; max long: -121.16; max lat: 38.75 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): PaleoResearch Institute

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