19th Century Ship Construction (Other Keyword)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Chuck T Meide.

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Current Maritime Research in Saint Augustine, Florida", at the 2025 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. In November 2020, a nor’easter unearthed a section of articulated timbers on the beach south of St. Augustine near the Matanzas Inlet. LAMP researchers conducted a four-day assessment, confirming the site was a wooden shipwreck, likely 19th-century. When it was learned that the area was going to be deeply buried by a beach...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Kira E. Kaufmann.

Great Lakes barge and dredge vessels were the workhorses that launched the 20th century’s economy in the region. However, these ships were historically and archaeologically marginalized. They were not the vessels whose travels were recorded in historic newspapers, or whose architectural plans were archived. Very little information about 19th century barge and dredge ship construction had been recorded for Great Lakes vessels. Eleven shipwrecks, including barges, dredges, tugs, and a schooner...