Steam Yacht (Other Keyword)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Robert Westrick. Daniel Warren. Robert Church.

In 1904, an elegant state-of-the-art steam yacht, Anona, rolled off the ways at George Lawley’s Massachusetts shipyard.  Built for entrepreneur and adventurer Paul J. Rainey, Anona reflected the richness and flamboyance of the pre-World War I era.  Sold to Theodore Buhl in 1907, Anona remained a symbol of the extravagance and privilege of the period.  After Buhl’s death, Anona began a 40-year transition that would change it from a luxury yacht of a rich industrialist to a produce freighter...

DOCUMENT Citation Only Ethan A Bean.

This is a poster submission presented at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. In 2019, as part of the Wolf Trap Alternate Placement Site Northern Extension (WTAPSNE) Project, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Baltimore District (USACE) contracted Stell Environmental and SEARCH, Inc. to conduct an underwater investigation testing for the presence of resources eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Utilizing side scan sonar and magnetometry, SEARCH,...