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What...No Wood? An Analysis of the Cannon Cluster Site (9CH1552)
University of West Florida Libraries
Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida
2025
Abstract
On 3 September 1779, the first glimpse of one of the bloodiest battles of the American Revolutionary War arose on the horizon when five ships of the French fleet were spotted off Tybee Island, located at the mouth of the Savannah River. The following weeks were marked by measures to erect defenses and gather reinforcements by the British, who held control of Savannah, and the French and American allies, who sought to regain control of Savannah. As part of the British defense, several vessels were intentionally burned and sunk to obstruct the advancement of allied forces. Nearly two and a half centuries later, three cannons were unexpectedly discovered during dredging operations conducted as part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District’s funded Savannah Harbor Expansion Project. As a result of the unanticipated discovery, subsequent archaeological investigations identified the Cannon Cluster Site (9CH1552). Artifacts associated with the site were located, recovered, documented, and conserved. This study employed extensive archival research and an examination of previous site investigations to evaluate the formation of the Cannon Cluster Site and its associated artifacts along with a comparative analysis of two additional American Revolutionary era shipwreck sites. These facets of information were utilized to determine if the cannons recovered from the Cannon Cluster Site provide enough information to determine their association with the HMB Savannah and transport Venus scuttled during the Siege of Savannah.
Details
- Title
- What...No Wood? An Analysis of the Cannon Cluster Site (9CH1552)
- Resource Type
- Thesis
- Contributors
- John Bratten (Committee Chair)Della Scott-Ireton (Committee Member)Jamin Wells (Committee Member)William Wilson (Committee Member)
- Publisher
- University of West Florida Libraries
- Format
- pdf
- Number of pages
- 190
- Copyright
- © 2025 Justin Charles Milewski
- Identifiers
- 99381469353706600
- Academic Unit
- Anthropology
- Language
- English
- Awarding Institution
- University of West Florida; Master of Arts (MA)
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), University of West Florida