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Charlestown Shipwreck and Heritage Centre The Shipwreck Treasure Museum (previously the Charlestown Shipwreck & Heritage Centre ) located in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Charlestown, Cornwall , England, is a historical museum housing over 8,000 artifacts from over 150 different shipwrecks.
In 1976 he established the Charlestown Shipwreck & Heritage Centre which grew out of his own collection of shipwreck artifacts which he ran until 1998 with his second wife, Bridget,. [2] Living in Charlestown for 31 years, [1] he was joint owner and curator of one of the largest collections of shipwreck artifacts on public display in Europe. [2]
23 January – an unidentified troop ship, possibly one of Admiral Christian's West Indies convoy was wrecked within a cable length of Loe Bar during a ″great storm″ in Mount's Bay. The ship was carrying between 400 and 600 officers and men of the 26th Regiment of Dragoons ; not one of the crew or passengers survived.
Charlestown (Cornish: Porth Meur, meaning great cove) is a village and port on the south coast of Cornwall, England, in the civil parish of St Austell Bay. It is situated approximately 2 miles (3 km) southeast of St Austell town centre. [1] The port at Charlestown developed in the late 18th century from the fishing village of West Polmear.
[2] Name on the Register [3] Image Date listed [4] Location City or town Description 1: Babcock House: Babcock House: January 1, 1976 (Main St. Charlestown: 2: Carolina Village Historic District
Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum: Michigan: Port Hope: Pointe aux Barques Light: Archived 2009-02-03 at the Wayback Machine: Michigan: Rogers City: Great Lakes Lore Maritime Museum: Michigan: Sault Ste. Marie: River of History Museum: Michigan: Sault Ste. Marie: Soo Locks Visitor Center: Michigan: South Haven: Michigan Maritime Museum: Y Michigan ...
The Charlestown Main Street Historic District encompasses the historic heart of Charlestown, New Hampshire. It is located along Main Street ( New Hampshire Route 12 ), roughly between Lower Landing Road and Bridge Street, and encapsulates more than two hundred years of the town's history.
William Sprague (October 26, 1609 – October 26, 1675 in Hingham, Massachusetts Bay Colony) left England on the ship Lyon's Whelp for Plymouth/Salem Massachusetts. He was originally from Upwey, near Weymouth, Dorset, England. Sprague arrived at Naumkeag (Salem) in mid-July 1629 with his brothers Ralph and Richard.