Shelburne Shipyard Steamboat Graveyard Flashcards
Where is the Shelburne Shipyard Steamboat Graveyard located?
Lake Champlain
Who utilized the Shelburne Shipyard?
Lake Champlain Steamboat Company and Champlain Transportation Company
What was the first step in investigating the shipyard?
preliminary historical research
When did the first field season at the shipyard begin?
2014
What did Dr. Kennedy claim in her Master’s thesis?
Wreck 2 is Winoski
What spurred further excavations at the shipyard?
major grant from NPS in 2015
What excavation methods were utilized at the shipyard? (2)
dredge and photogrammetry
How big was Wreck Two? (2)
- length: 134 ft
- beam: >25’6”
When was Wreck Two built?
1842
Where did the archive research take place for the shipyard? (3)
- Bailey-Howe Library, University of Vermont
- Peter A. Barranco Collection, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
- Manuscripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library
What was the true identity of Wreck Two?
Phoenix I
When did the final field season at the shipyard take place?
2016
What occurred during the final field season at the shipyard? (3)
- photogrammetry
- excavating missing sections for hull recording
- attempt to find any evidence to Wreck Two’s identity
What artifacts were found at the shipyard?
an 1819 one-cent coin and other unexpected finds
How were the ships laid out on the site?
each had its own set of Cartesian coordinates
