The Continental Gunboat Philadelphia (1776): Update

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "Paper / Report Submission (General Sessions)", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

The Continental Gunboat Philadelphia was built by Gen. Benedict Arnold in the summer of 1776 and was sunk that October by the British during the Battle of Valcour Island in Lake Champlain. It was raised by local salvor Lorenzo Hagglund in 1935, came to the Smithsonian in 1963 and has been on continuous exhibition since 1964. This paper will present an overview of the latest results of the stabilization and preservation of this iconic warship, in preparation for the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SHA 2023 General Sessions   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2023

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