Pappys Lane Shipwreck (PAS0001): Public Education and Outreach as a Part of Mitigation

Shipwreck NC#PAS0001, known as the ?Pappy?s Lane Shipwreck? lies off Rodanthe, NC in Pamlico Sound in an area where it may be impacted by the pending construction of the future extension of the Bonner Bridge (slated to connect to Rodanthe in 2018). Since 2010, maritime archaeologists at UNC-CSI and ECU have been researching the wreck in association with training exercises and nearby research. This has included extensive historical research, site drafting, photography, videography, and photogrammetry. Due in part to an NCDOT-funded interdisciplinary grant associated with the nearby Rodanthe-Stumpy Point Emergency Ferry channel (2015-2017), research in late 2016 now suggests that the wreck may be an important shipwreck (potentially eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places). The request specifically asks for assistance to run a field school with ECU graduate students running across the fall 2017 semester (August-December) with a period of planning (June-August), fieldwork (all of September), and report writing (October-December).

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