Significance Through Obscurity: An Agglomeration Of Wisconsin’S Submerged Archaeological Sites

Underwater archaeological surveys conducted by the Wisconsin Historical Society are a joint effort of several organizations and many individuals. The surveys conducted in this report are the result of a cooperative effort between the Wisconsin Historical Society, the Wisconsin Coastal Management Program, and the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute. Project funding was provided by grants from the University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute, National Maritime Heritage Grant Program, and Wisconsin Coastal Management Program, and charitable donations from Elizabeth Uihlein of the Uline Corporation and from the Hamilton Family Foundation. The surveys were organized and staffed by the Society’s Maritime Preservation and Archaeology program archaeologists and volunteers, and were conducted over the 2017, 2018, and 2019 field seasons of the Schooner General Winfield Scott, Tug Robert C. Pringle, Self-Unloading Schooner-Barge Transfer, Scow Schoner Tennie & Laura, Sidewheel Steamship War Eagle and Freedom Mine (Captain Roberts’ Mine). Grant no. NA18OAR4170097