The King's Shipyard Surveys, 2019: Submerged Cultural Heritage Near Fort Ticonderoga
Part of: Society for Historical Archaeology 2020
This collection contains the abstracts of the papers presented in the session entitled "The King's Shipyard Surveys, 2019: Submerged Cultural Heritage Near Fort Ticonderoga," at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.
After British forces took control of Fort Ticonderoga in 1759, they established the "King's Shipyard" where, in an incredible feat of ship construction, they built the sloop Boscawen and the brig Duke of Cumberland in less than two months. At the end of the Seven Years' War in North America, these vessels, among others seized from the French, were brought back and left to rot in the shallow waters near Fort Ticonderoga. After this, British and American forces each utilized the fort and its waterfront during the Revolutionary War. Less than a century later, a steamboat dock was constructed on top of the King's Shipyard during the lake's commercial era. Understanding this complex assemblage of submerged cultural heritage was the focus of a through-ice geophysical survey and in-water surveys in 2019. This symposium will cover the methodologies of these surveys and examine some of the research generated from their results.
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Between The Wars: The Peacetime Garrisons of Ticonderoga (2020)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "The King's Shipyard Surveys, 2019: Submerged Cultural Heritage Near Fort Ticonderoga" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Scholarship and interest in the fortifications at Ticonderoga have largely privileged the periods of active conflict during the Seven Years’ War and the American Revolution. This has obscured the 15 years between these conflicts, which represent the longest period the fort was held by a...
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From Sail to Steam: The 19th-century Dock at Fort Ticonderoga (2020)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "The King's Shipyard Surveys, 2019: Submerged Cultural Heritage Near Fort Ticonderoga" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Steamboats dominated the inland waterways of North America during the 19th-century. On Lake Champlain, these vessels were utilized for both travel and trade. In 1841, a steamboat dock was built over part of the King’s Shipyard on the shoreline of the Ticonderoga peninsula. This dock provided...
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"Salt horse, salt horse, what brought you here?": A Look at Shipboard Diet Among the King's Shipyard (2020)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "The King's Shipyard Surveys, 2019: Submerged Cultural Heritage Near Fort Ticonderoga" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Shipwrecks are useful resources to glean information about the methods of food preparation and the diets of those who once lived on board. The 2019 survey of the King's Shipyard near Ticonderoga produced an artifact assemblage that provides data on foodstuffs as well as some personal mess...
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Underwater Survey Methods in Low to Zero Visibility (2020)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "The King's Shipyard Surveys, 2019: Submerged Cultural Heritage Near Fort Ticonderoga" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The King’s Shipyard Survey was conducted over four weeks in spring 2019. The team surveyed a nearly 63,000 square-foot area of Lake Champlain near Fort Ticonderoga in New York for shipwreck and harbor remains. Divers faced a challenging environment. Although water depths ranged from ten to...
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Vessels of the King's Shipyard: Examining Construction and Design (2020)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "The King's Shipyard Surveys, 2019: Submerged Cultural Heritage Near Fort Ticonderoga" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. Only a handful of military vessels from the mid-eighteenth century have been excavated in North America. Not much is known about the building traditions and construction methodologies of this period, especially for the inland waterways. However, the King's Shipyard site offers a unique...
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What’s Under The Ice: A Geophysical Survey Of The King's Shipyard, Lake Champlain, New York (2020)
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This is an abstract from the session entitled "The King's Shipyard Surveys, 2019: Submerged Cultural Heritage Near Fort Ticonderoga" , at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology. The Kings Shipyard, near Fort Ticonderoga, New York has been the resting ground for many ships that sailed Lake Champlain during the 18th century. Because of its sheltered position, near Fort Ticonderoga, it was used to build vessels and store vessels, with some being allowed to decay and...