The Steamer Adventure And The Kelleys Island, Ohio Limestone Industry

Details

• Personal Author:
  Labadie, C. Patrick ; Herdendorf, Charles E.
• Corporate Authors:
  Ohio Sea Grant College Program ; Ohio Historical Society ; Ohio Historic Preservation Office ; Lake Erie Protection Fund ; Ohio Lake Erie Commission ; Ohio Lake Erie Office
• NOAA Program & Office:
  Sea Grant ; OAR (Oceanic and Atmospheric Research)
• Sea Grant Program:
  OHSU (Ohio Sea Grant)
• Description:
  Kelleys Island, Lake Erie, became the largest producer of high-quality limestone in the world. Various stone products were transported from the island by merchant steamers and sailing vessels. The steamer "Adventure", met a disastrous end in 1903 while engaged in this trade. This paper describes the shipwreck site of the "Adventure" and documents the history of this vessel, in the context of the flourishing limestone industry of her era.
• Keywords:
  Adventure (Steamer) Limestone Industry Shipwrecks Underwater Archaeology Limestone Industry Underwater Archaeology
• Sea Grant Document Number:
  OHSU-T-98-001
• Document Type:
  Non-series Report
• Funding:
  Grant no. SG 63-97
• Place as Subject:
  Kelleys Island (Ohio) ; Erie, Lake
• Rights Information:
  Public Domain
• Compliance:
  Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:46fe16897d740d5e22587eef70d24669c89eb59536e5c7630e1a1fb7b9ef9253
• Download URL:
  https://repository.library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/39457/noaa_39457_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.78 MB ]