According to Dr. Daria Merwin, an underwater archaeologist by training and Co-Director of the Cultural Resource Survey Program at the New York State Museum, initial surveys have mapped roughly 300 anomalies that may represent historic shipwrecks and there are already a few known sites from the American Revolution in the Hudson River.
This spring, Dr. Merwin spoke at the New York State Museum about maritime military encounters against the all-powerful British Navy during the Revolutionary War. What follows is extracted from her talk, which you can find here in its entirety.
Contested Terrain…