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Evening Lecture Series: The Ship That Held Up Wall Street
Attending in person? This lecture is $10 for guests, and free for Mariners' Museum Members. Each individual attending the lecture requires one (1) ticket. Up to six (6) tickets may be purchased in one transaction. Each ticket includes one (1) drink ticket. A cash bar will be available for additional beverages. Snacks will be available for purchase in the Museum Gift Shop.
Watching remotely? This lecture is free to watch and you may register online. Advance registration is required whether you attend the lecture in person or online.
About the lecture:
In January 1982, archaeologists conducting a pre-construction excavation at 175 Water Street in Lower Manhattan found the remains of an eighteenth-century ship.
Uncertain of what they had found or what its value might be, they called in two nautical archaeologists—Warren Riess and Sheli Smith—to direct the excavation and analysis of the ship’s remains. As it turned out, the mystery ship’s age and type meant that its careful study would help answer some important questions about the commerce and transportation of an earlier era of American history.
The Ship that Held Up Wall Street tells the whole story of the discovery, excavation, and study of what came to be called the “Ronson ship site,” named for the site’s developer, Howard Ronson. Entombed for more than two hundred years, the Princess Carolina proved to be the first major discovery of a colonial merchant ship.
Doors open at 6 p.m. for guests attending the lecture in person. Come early to view seldom-seen objects from the Museum’s Collection.
Attendees are welcome to send comments or questions to Warren, and he will answer following the lecture. A book signing follows the Q&A.
Purchase your copy of The Ship That Held Up Wall Street in the Museum’s Gift Shop today! Members also receive 10% off on items in the Gift Shop (does not include clearance). You support a small business when you shop with us. Thank you!
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