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Monday, September 13, 2004
Shipwrecks: Exhibit Backyard Snapshots
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September, 2004 - Exhibit: Shipwrecks: Backyard Snapshots
Newburyport Maritime Society, Newburyport.
From 1772 to 1936, hundreds of vessels were lost off Plum Island, with a large cluster of shipwrecks occurring at the mouth of the Merrimack River. This exhibit features a map of these wrecks, as well as salvaged artifacts and photos of a number of the wrecks. Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, noon-4 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and children ages 13-18, and free for children under 12. (978) 462-8740.
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Open through the Fall
The winds, currents and shifting sandbars of Bigelow’s Bight, the area of coastal waters stretching from the Gulf of Maine to Cape Ann and east to Jeffrey’s Ledge, have led to scores of shipwrecks and the loss of many lives. The Newburyport Maritime Society explores both historic and modern day shipwrecks in the region in a new exhibit entitled Shipwrecks: Backyard Snapshots.
The exhibit will run through the fall.
From 1772 to 1936, hundreds of vessels were lost off Plum Island, with a large cluster of shipwrecks occurring at the mouth of the Merrimack River where every major storm would cause the entrance of the harbor to change. Included in the exhibit is a map of these wrecks, many of which were chronicled in documents and photographs now on display. Salvaged artifacts from a number of the wrecks, including the brig Pocahontas, who went down in the Great Gale of December 1839, killing the entire crew and the schooner Jennie M. Carter, who ran aground on Salisbury Beach in April 1894 causing the loss of the of her six crew members including the captain’s young niece, are also on display.
Even with modern day navigation equipment and GPS, shipwrecks remain a relatively common occurrence on “the Bight”. In December, 2002, the Seawind, a tugboat out of Gloucester bound for the Chain Bridge in Newburyport, lost control in rough seas and grounded itself and a barge loaded with construction equipment on the south jetty off Plum Island.
Five crewmembers were rescued by helicopter and the barge remained grounded for months until it was dismantled in the spring of 2003. Photos of this and other modern day wrecks are also included in the exhibit.
September, 2004 - Exhibit: Shipwrecks: Backyard Snapshots
Newburyport Maritime Society, Newburyport.
From 1772 to 1936, hundreds of vessels were lost off Plum Island, with a large cluster of shipwrecks occurring at the mouth of the Merrimack River. This exhibit features a map of these wrecks, as well as salvaged artifacts and photos of a number of the wrecks. Tuesday through Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, noon-4 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and children ages 13-18, and free for children under 12. (978) 462-8740.
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Open through the Fall
The winds, currents and shifting sandbars of Bigelow’s Bight, the area of coastal waters stretching from the Gulf of Maine to Cape Ann and east to Jeffrey’s Ledge, have led to scores of shipwrecks and the loss of many lives. The Newburyport Maritime Society explores both historic and modern day shipwrecks in the region in a new exhibit entitled Shipwrecks: Backyard Snapshots.
The exhibit will run through the fall.
From 1772 to 1936, hundreds of vessels were lost off Plum Island, with a large cluster of shipwrecks occurring at the mouth of the Merrimack River where every major storm would cause the entrance of the harbor to change. Included in the exhibit is a map of these wrecks, many of which were chronicled in documents and photographs now on display. Salvaged artifacts from a number of the wrecks, including the brig Pocahontas, who went down in the Great Gale of December 1839, killing the entire crew and the schooner Jennie M. Carter, who ran aground on Salisbury Beach in April 1894 causing the loss of the of her six crew members including the captain’s young niece, are also on display.
Even with modern day navigation equipment and GPS, shipwrecks remain a relatively common occurrence on “the Bight”. In December, 2002, the Seawind, a tugboat out of Gloucester bound for the Chain Bridge in Newburyport, lost control in rough seas and grounded itself and a barge loaded with construction equipment on the south jetty off Plum Island.
Five crewmembers were rescued by helicopter and the barge remained grounded for months until it was dismantled in the spring of 2003. Photos of this and other modern day wrecks are also included in the exhibit.
