Submerged Cultural Resource Management: Preserving and Interpreting Our Sunken Maritime Heritage (The Springer Series in Underwater Archaeology)

Writing to the governor of Florida in September of 1964, the president of the Florida Keys Underwater Guides Association expressed concern about proposed salvage operations on the shipwrecks of the Spanish fleet of 1733. The Guides went on record to ask the governor for help "to preserve these historical wrecks for the present and future enjoyment of the public. " Subsequently, a similar request was sent to the governor by the Florida Upper Keys Chamber of Commerce, which wrote that "we feel strongly that the historic interest and attractions for our growing influx of skindivers produced by these wrecks is much more valuable to the State of Florida than the 25% share gained from salvage of these old wrecks and their treasures. " Shortly thereafter, the Monroe County Advertising Commission wrote the governor that "the historic wrecks off our coasts are a part of our heritage to be enjoyed and seen and not to be despoiled. [Aside from] the discovery of occasional "pieces of eight" and/or artifacts by individuals or the hope of such discoveries, the underwater beauty of a wreck housing hundreds of fish or a mound of cannon balls is directly beneficial to our economy while concerted salvage operations would destroy permanently the lure of these wrecks. " But the notion that these underwater sites would best serve the public as historical and environmental attractions rather than to be picked apart under state supervision for personal trophies was an idea way ahead of its time. Underwater Parks Versus Preserves: Data Or Access / Todd Hannahs -- The Maritime Cultural Landscape Of The Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary And Underwater Preserve / Kenneth J. Vrana And Gail A. Vander Stoep -- A Review Of Cultural Resource Management Experiences In Presenting Canada's Submerged Heritage / Daniel La Roche -- Historic Shipwreck Preserves In Maryland / Susan B. M. Langley -- From National Tragedy To Cultural Treasure: The Uss Huron Historic Shipwreck Preserve / Richard W. Lawrence -- The Visitor Schemes On The Historic Shipwrecks Of The Swan And Hms Dartmouth, Sound Of Mull, Scotland (uk) / Philip Robertson -- Lake Champlain's Underwater Historic Preserve Program: Reasonable Access To Appropriate Sites / Arthur B. Cohn -- Florida's Underwater Archaeological Preserves / Della A. Scott-ireton -- Beneath Pictured Rocks / John R. Halsey And Peter Lindquist -- Shipwreck Trails: Public Ownership Of A Unique Resource? / Tim Smith -- Maritime Heritage Trails In Australia: An Overview And Critique Of The Interpretive Programs / Cassandra Philippou -- Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Shipwreck Trail: A Model For Multiple-use Resource Management / Bruce G. Terrell -- Maritime Heritage On Display: Underwater Examples From South Carolina / James Spirek And Lynn Harris. Edited By James D. Spirek And Della A. Scott-ireton. The Following Monograph Is Devoted To Sharing Some Of The Information Presented At A Symposium Organized For The Society For Historical Archaeology's 33rd Conference ... Held 4 To 9 January 2000 In Québec City, Québec, Canada--pref. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Introduction....Pages 1-1 Front Matter....Pages 3-3 Underwater Parks Versus Preserves: Data or Access....Pages 5-16 The Maritime Cultural Landscape of the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve....Pages 17-28 A Review of Cultural Resource Management Experiences in Presenting Canada’s Submerged Heritage....Pages 29-41 Front Matter....Pages 43-44 Historic Shipwreck Preserves in Maryland....Pages 45-58 From National Tragedy to Cultural Treasure: The USS Huron Historic Shipwreck Preserve....Pages 59-70 The Visitor Schemes on the Historic Shipwrecks of the Swan and HMS Dartmouth , Sound of Mull, Scotland (UK)....Pages 71-84 Lake Champlain’s Underwater Historic Preserve Program: Reasonable Access to Appropriate Sites....Pages 85-94 Florida’s Underwater Archaeological Preserves....Pages 95-105 Beneath Pictured Rocks....Pages 107-118 Front Matter....Pages 119-119 Shipwreck Trails: Public Ownership of a Unique Resource?....Pages 121-133 Maritime Heritage Trails in Australia: An Overview and Critique of the Interpretive Programs....Pages 135-149 Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Shipwreck Trail: A Model for Multiple-Use Resource Management....Pages 151-163 Maritime Heritage on Display: Underwater Examples from South Carolina....Pages 165-175 Conclusion....Pages 177-178 Back Matter....Pages 179-185 This vital book is a collection on the various ways archaeologists and resource managers have devised to make available and interpret submerged cultural resources for the public, such as underwater archaeological preserves, shipwreck trails, and land-based interpretive media and literature. The concept of preserves, parks, and trails has proven to be an effective and popular method of public education and heritage tourism with the end result being a greater public understanding of the value of preserving and protecting shipwrecks, and other submerged cultural resources, for the future. Within each contribution, the authors focus on: -legislation; -economic benefits; -interpretation methods; -problems and successes; -future directions regarding their preserve, park, or trail programs. Various approaches to the concept have been explored and this book is an effort to make available our experiences in the management of submerged cultural resources for the public. This volume is an invaluable resource to underwater archaeologists, cultural and heritage resource managers, museum and heritage educators and those studying these professions