Valcour Bay Research Project: 1999-2002 Results from the Archaeological Investigation of a Revolutionary War Battlefield in Lake Champlain, Clinton County, New York - Report (Legacy 02-162)

Author(s): Arthur Cohn; Adam Kane; Christopher Sabick; Edwin Scallon

Year: 2003

Summary

This report discusses a project to map and otherwise document a submerged Revolutionary War battlefield where General Benedict Arnold intentionally destroyed five of his own vessels to deprive the British of battle prizes. The project was designed to systematically map the submerged Valcour Island battlefield while providing sport divers a way to channel their interest in history and archaeology into a formally permitted project.

Cite this Record

Valcour Bay Research Project: 1999-2002 Results from the Archaeological Investigation of a Revolutionary War Battlefield in Lake Champlain, Clinton County, New York - Report (Legacy 02-162). Arthur Cohn, Adam Kane, Christopher Sabick, Edwin Scallon. 2003 ( tDAR id: 467978) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8467978

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URL: https://www.denix.osd.mil/cr/archives/archaeology/index.html


Keywords

Culture
Euroamerican • Historic

Material
Metal • Wood

Site Type
Archaeological Feature • Artifact Scatter • Shipwreck • Water-Related

Investigation Types
Reconnaissance / Survey

General
Archaeological Investigation • Battlefield • General Benedict Arnold • Lake Champlain • Mapping • Revolutionary War • Underwater Archaeology • Valcour Island

Geographic Keywords
Lake Champlain

Temporal Keywords
American Revolutionary War

Spatial Coverage

min long: -73.512; min lat: 44.407 ; max long: -72.939; max lat: 44.978 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): OSD Cultural Resources Program

Prepared By(s): Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

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