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Ships and shipwrecks of the Au Sable Shores region of western Lake Huron / by John M. O'Shea.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Shea, John M.
- Series:
- Memoirs of the Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan ; no. 39.
- Memoirs of the Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan ; no. 39
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Underwater archaeology--Huron, Lake, Region (Mich. and Ont.).
- Underwater archaeology.
- Shipwrecks--Huron, Lake, Region (Mich. and Ont.)--History.
- Shipwrecks.
- Ships--Huron, Lake, Region (Mich. and Ont.)--History.
- Ships.
- History.
- Huron, Lake, Region (Mich. and Ont.)--Antiquities.
- Huron, Lake, Region (Mich. and Ont.).
- Huron, Lake, Region (Mich. and Ont.)--History.
- Au Sable River Region (Mich.)--Antiquities.
- Au Sable River Region (Mich.).
- Au Sable River Region (Mich.)--History.
- Iosco County (Mich.)--Antiquities.
- Iosco County (Mich.).
- Iosco County (Mich.)--History.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 116 pages : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor, Mich. : Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan, 2004.
- Contents:
- Map of Lake Huron shoreline from Hammond Bay to Point Aux Barques ii
- Part 1 The Region
- Chapter 1 Introduction to the Au Sable Shores 2
- Background to the Au Sable Shores Region 2
- Nineteenth-Century Shipping along the Western Lake Huron Shore 7
- Part 2 The Wrecks
- Chapter 2 Introduction to the Wrecks 10
- Traffic on the Au Sable Shores 10
- Wrecks Present and Not Present on the Au Sable Shores 10
- Fallability of Historical Records 11
- How and Why Ships Were Lost 13
- Chapter 3 Historic Wrecks 19
- Athenian 19
- Baltimore 19
- Dudley 23
- Eureka 23
- Ferguson 23
- Fort Meigs 23
- Goshawk 24
- Gray Eagle 24
- George Hand 24
- James C. Harrison 24
- Hercules 26
- Langell Boys 26
- Linden 27
- Jane Mason 30
- May Queen 30
- Andrew A. McLean 31
- Mears 31
- Midnight 33
- Mary E. Pierce 34
- Owen 34
- R. Prindiville 34
- Sea Bird 35
- Sea Gull 36
- John Shaw 37
- Thomas P. Sheldon 39
- George Steele 41
- Stranger 41
- Summit 41
- Table Rock 42
- Volunteer 42
- Susan Wrad 42
- Water Witch 44
- Wawanosh 44
- Wayne 45
- White Squall 46
- Chapter 4 Vessels Erroneously Attributed to the Au Sable Shores Region 47
- Atlanta 48
- Banner 49
- M. D. Cardington 50
- E. F. Gould 50
- Criss Grover 51
- A. Lincoln 53
- Naiad 53
- Ocean 53
- William B. Ogden 55
- Kitty Reeves 55
- Sea Gull 57
- Part 3 Archaeology
- Chapter 5 The Evolving Shoreline 60
- Methods 60
- Historic Maps 62
- 1838 Houghton Manuscript Map 62
- General Land Office Mapping in Iosco County, Michigan, 1838-1843 62
- United States Lake Survey of Lake Huron, 1856 62
- Tawas Harbor, 1880-1891 64
- Tawas Harbor, Michigan, 1905 67
- Nautical Charts of Lake Huron in the Twentieth Century 67
- Imaging the Western Lake Huron Shore Area 70
- Change in the Western Lake Huron Shoreline 74
- Tawas Bay 76
- Tawas Point 76
- Au Sable Point 79
- Chapter 6 Archaeological Survey of the Au Sable Shores Region 81
- Methods and Coverage 81
- Limitations 84
- Survey Results 84
- Wooden Vessel Debris 85
- Brick, Metal and Stone Debris 89
- Coal 92
- Other Shore Area Features 96
- Large Fragments of Vessels and Their Association with Known Au Sable Shores Area Wrecks 98
- Tawas Point Area 99
- Au Sable Point Area 103
- Au Sable-Oscoda Area 107
- Continuing Research in the Au Sable Shores Region 108.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-116).
- ISBN:
- 0915703572
- OCLC:
- 55511338
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