Welcome to
Californ-eye-ay, Greenhorns!
Welcome to the website of the
Clarksburg Shipwreck Project, a week-long field project to document a
19th century shipwreck in the Sacramento River near Clarksburg. This
vessel, believed to be a seagoing sailing ship dating from the 1840s or
1850s, may give us valuable new insights on the little-recognized role
of marine transportation in the most famous gold rush in American
history.
360-degree panoramic view of the Clarksburg Shipwreck site, October 23,
2007. The center of the image (at the dive flag) points roughly
south-southeast.
Click for
a larger image.
For one week
(October 22-26, 2007), students from the
Columbus, Ohio and Sacramento, California, will
follow the progress of the project, and
post questions for researchers in the field to address.
Aerial view of the
Sacramento River near Clarksburg, California.
Textures
adapted from Google Earth.
So join us on this
journey of exploration and discovery. Click on one of the following
links to begin your trip into the past. . . .
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