From Quarry To Quay: Shipwrecks Of Mccracken's Cove: The 2001-2002 Sturgeon Bay Wreck And Wharf Investigation At The Birmingham Site
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From Quarry To Quay: Shipwrecks Of Mccracken's Cove: The 2001-2002 Sturgeon Bay Wreck And Wharf Investigation At The Birmingham Site

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    In September 2001 and 2002, ECU's Program in Maritime Studies supported by the Wisconsin Historical Society conducted two field semester projects on the north shore of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, a place locally known as McCracken's Cove. The site included the area between Birmingham's Cottages and the old Graef and Nebel quarry jetty, perhaps 500 feet (152.5m) of shoreline. In this area the ECU team located the remains of four wooden vessels – two scow schooners, one canal schooner, and one steam barge. One vessel was determined to be the wreck of the stone barge Dan Hayes while two of the three abandoned vessels incorporated into the jetty were determined to be J.S. Williams and Cleveland. Each of these vessels, including one unidentified vessel located near the tip of the quay, were documented in place and examined archaeologicall​y. Research indicates that the dolomitic limestone mining industry that flourished in Sturgeon Bay toward the close of the nineteenth century and the early part of the twentieth century gathered wooden ships from around the lakes for conversion to stone transportation barges. When the barges became un-seaworthy and no longer functional for cargo hauling it appears they were used to extend quarry quays. In this process, someone simply positioned, scuttled, and filled the vessel with stone riprap. Two additional vessels may lay buried beneath the shore side of the old wharf. Placement of vessels within the wharf indicates its morphology and how people designed, constructed, and modified the quay through time. The sunken vessels themselves represent an extremely valuable resource concerning the maritime history of the Great Lakes. Of the three wrecks identified by name, Dan Hayes is a scow schooner, J.S. Williams is a canal schooner, and Cleveland is a steam barge. These vessel types are underrepresente​d among documented vessels, while Cleveland, through this study, becomes the oldest extant example of Steam Barge yet documented.
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