FEATURE DATA |
| Feature Name: |
18ST625 Non-feature artifact collection |
| Feature Notes: |
Engine and paddlewheel components of 1828 steam ship Columbus, which sank in Chesapeake Bay in 1850. |
| Macrofeature: |
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| Historic/Prehistoric: |
Historic |
| Social Status: |
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| Ethnic Status: |
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| Household: |
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| Associated Features: |
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| Report ID: |
ST209 |
| No of Artifacts: |
696 |
| Catalogued?: |
Yes |
| Feature Type: |
Historic, Other |
| Feature Date: |
1820s; 1830s; 1840s; 1850s |
| Prehistoric Feature Date: |
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| Historic Feature Date: |
1828-1850 |
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SPECIALIZED ANALYSIS |
| Specialized Analysis: |
No |
| Radiocarbon?: |
No |
| Radiocarbon Notes: |
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| Ceramic Vessels?: |
No |
| Ceramic Vessel Notes: |
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| Glass Vessels?: |
No |
| Glass Vessel Notes: |
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| Tobacco Pipe Bore Diameter?: |
No |
| Tobacco Pipe Bore Diameter Notes: |
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| Soil Screen Size: |
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| Faunal Analysis?: |
No |
| Paleobotanical Analysis?: |
No |
| Lithic Analysis?: |
No |
| FTIR?: |
No |
| XRF?: |
No |
| Soil Chemical Analysis?: |
No |
SITE DATA |
| Site Number: |
18ST625 |
| County: |
St Marys |
| Site Name: |
Steam Ship Columbus |
| Brief Description: |
1850 wreck of an 1828 cross head steam ship |
| Site Type: |
Historic |
| Site Notes: |
Various engine and paddlewheel components stored at the lab. |
| Site Date: |
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| Site Ethnic Group: |
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| Site Function: |
Maritime-related |
REPORT DATA |
| Report ID: |
ST209 |
| Author: |
Irion, Jack B., and David V. Beard |
| Date: |
1995 |
| Title: |
Data Recovery on the Wreck of the Steamship Columbus, 18ST625, St. Mary's County, Maryland. |
| Imprint: |
Report Prepared for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore, Maryland. |
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Report on file at Maryland Historical Trust and Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum |
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