Shipwreck Preserves and Cultural Heritage in Southern Lake Michigan

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)" , at the 2022 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

Spanning less than 50 miles of Lake Michigan coastline, the State of Indiana has the smallest territorial waters of any Great Lakes states with only 225 square miles of bottomland. Indiana’s small coastline represents a wealth of maritime heritage and culture that has shaped the history of Northern Indiana and one of the most important ports in the central United States – the city of Chicago. Indiana University Center for Underwater Science and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources are currently working to further expand cultural heritage tourism related to Indiana’s rich maritime history. Through the development of shipwreck preserves, ongoing archaeological monitoring and maintenance, community engagement, public safety and interstate partnerships, and citizen science initiatives, IU hopes to increase awareness of the importance of our shared maritime heritage and foster a sense of stewardship for the protection of these cultural resources.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SHA 2022 General Sessions   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2022

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