Record #:

16725

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

Near the Rose Hill Plantation outside of Wilmington, local divers discovered a shipwreck believed to be from the Revolutionary period. The plantation's age, built in 1730, and colonial-era wine bottles led archaeologists to speculate about the shipwrecks age. Preliminary fieldwork indicates the wreck was from a 65' long, 20' wide, 120 ton sloop.

Source:

Carolina Comments (NoCar F 251 C38), Vol. 36 Issue 4, July 1988, p88-90, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775