Western Michigan University ScholarWorks at WMU Master's Theses Graduate College 6-2001 The Wreck of the Rockaway: The Archaeology of a Great Lakes Scow Schooner Kenneth R. Pott Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses Part of the Archaeological Anthropology Commons Recommended Citation Pott, Kenneth R., "The Wreck of the Rockaway: The Archaeology of a Great Lakes Scow Schooner" (2001). Master's Theses. 4057. https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/4057 This Masters Thesis-Open Access is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate College at ScholarWorks at WMU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Master's Theses by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at WMU. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. THE WRECK OF THE ROCKAWAY: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF A GREAT LAKES SCOW SCHOONER by Kenneth R. Pott, M.A. A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of The Graduate College in partial fulfillment of the requirements forthe Degree of Master of Arts Department of Anthropology Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan June 2001 Copyrightby Kenneth R. Pott 2001 THE WRECK OF THE ROCKAWAY: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF A GREAT LAKES SCOW SCHOONER Kenneth R. Pott, M.A. Western Michigan University, 2001 During the 19th century, Great Lakes shipping played a vital role in the development of the economies of the United States and Canada. Regional shipyards built thousands of vessels to distribute coal, lumber, grain, iron ore and other goods throughout the Great Lakes network. In time, certain designs were selected for the advantage they offered over others employed in the same trade.