Historic Protected Wreck:
ADA K. DAMON
Location at Steep Hill Beach on the Crane Estate (Ipswich, Mass.)
ADA K. DAMON
Location at Steep Hill Beach on the Crane Estate (Ipswich, Mass.)
Participants in the Field School studied the beached shipwreck of schooner Ada K. Damon and posted their findings here on this site.
Please explore the research findings here: Build it! Sail it! Sink it! Map it! & Manage it!
The investigation included oversight by the Massachusetts Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources to ensure the stewardship of this protected archaeological site.
Please explore the research findings here: Build it! Sail it! Sink it! Map it! & Manage it!
The investigation included oversight by the Massachusetts Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources to ensure the stewardship of this protected archaeological site.
UPDATE: Unfortunately, winter storms in 2020 removed most of the wreck from the beach and what few scattered pieces survived may lodge again in the sand or drift away forever. Luckily, the records of the site are filed with the State for future researchers to study.
Questions? Contact a maritime archaeologist at SEAMAHP.org