Land Tortoise (shipwreck)
- Land Tortoise (shipwreck)
Infobox_nrhp | name = Radeau LAND TORTOISE (Shipwreck)
nrhp_type = nhl
caption =
nearest_city= Lake George, NY
area =
built =1758
lat_degrees = 43 | lat_minutes = 25 | lat_seconds = 16 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 73 | long_minutes = 42 | long_seconds = 30 | long_direction = W
locmapin=New York
architect= Samuel Cobb
architecture=
designated= August 6, 1998 [cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=440240012&ResourceType=Structure]
title=Radeau LAND TORTOISE (Shipwreck)|date=2007-09-15|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = July 10, 1995[cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] ]
governing_body = State
refnum=95000819
Radeau "Land Tortoise" (Shipwreck) is the Lake George site of a shipwreck from the French and Indian Wars era. The vessel is a radeau, essentially cannons on a barge. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1998.
References
External links
* [http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/5076.html Land Tortoise - New York State Department of Environmental Conservation]
* [http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=440240012&ResourceType=Structure "Radeau LAND TORTOISE" summary at National Park Service]
* [http://yorkstaters.blogspot.com/2006/03/from-depths-of-lake-george.html From the depths of Lake George]
* [http://www.thelostradeau.com/ "The Lost Radeau: America's Oldest Intact Warship", a documentary film]
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