Record #:

29530

Author(s):

Walker, Michele

Abstract:

From pirate ships to Civil War blockade runners, nearly 1000 of the 5000 shipwrecks off the North Carolina coast have been documented by state archaeologists. In order to preserve and honor this underwater maritime history, the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and their Underwater Archaeology Branch, dedicated the first Heritage Dive Site in North Carolina: the CONDOR.

Source:

Coastwatch (NoCar QH 91 A1 N62x), Vol. Issue 4, Autumn 2017, p34-35, por, map

Subject(s):

Underwater archaeology; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Blockade runners; North Carolina. Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources