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CHAMPLAIN II Shipwreck
Location: Address Restricted, Westport, New York Coordinates: 44°12′21″N 73°22′39″W / 44.20583°N 73.3775°WCoordinates: 44°12′21″N 73°22′39″W / 44.20583°N 73.3775°W Area: 2 acres (0.81 ha) Built: 1868 Architect: Proctor, Napoleon Bonaparte; Spear, Orson Saxton Architectural style: Sidewheel Passenger Steamer Governing body: State NRHP Reference#: 97000980[1] Added to NRHP: September 15, 1997 CHAMPLAIN II Shipwreck is an archaeological site located in Lake Champlain near Westport in Essex County, New York. It is the site where a passenger side-wheeler ran aground by pilot under influence of morphine on July 16, 1875. Due to salvage operation that occurred shortly after the accident, about 35 percent of the Champlain II remains in place.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ Scott A. McLaughlin (April 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: CHAMPLAIN II Shipwreck". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=3659. Retrieved 2010-07-14. See also: "Accompanying seven photos". http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=3660.
Categories:- Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in New York
- Shipwrecks in New York
- Essex County, New York
- Shipwrecks in lakes
- Essex County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
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