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Steamboat COLUMBUS, Submerged south-southeast of Point Lookout, Scotland, St. Mary's County, MD
Summary
The wreck of the COLUMBUS was designated AWOIS #7421 in the Automated Wreck and Obstruction Information System. Site number 18ST625 was also assigned.
Significance: The paddle-wheel steamboat COLUMBUS was one of two ships launched in 1828 for the Maryland and Virginia Steam Boat Company. The engine of the COLUMBUS is the only recovered crosshead engine in the United States and one of the earliest surviving marine engines of any type in the country.
Survey number: HAER MD-111
Building/structure dates: 1828 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1850 Demolished
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Maryland and Virginia Steam Boat Company
James Beecham and George Gardiner
Reeder, Charles
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
R.Christopher Goodwin and Associates, Inc.
Irion, Jack B, archaeologist
Anderson, Richard K, Jr, field team
Child, Colby, Jr, field team
Johnson, David L, field team
International Artifact Conservation and Research Laboratory, Inc.
Christianson, Justine, transmitter
Croteau, Todd, program coordinator
Location
Scotland Beach, 38.08902, -76.36189
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html
