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S Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 >v. 10-90) lited States Department of the Interior r^ ~~~~ -•-•"• :"• ational Park Service \ r—- - \ '• is form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in How to Complete the National Register Historic Places Registration Form (National-Register Bulletin 16A). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the information luested. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials, d areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets PS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items. Name of Property storic name ___________The Queen Anne's Revenge her names/site number NCOSA# 31CR314: NCUAB# QQQ3BUI Location reet & number ____BHUHBH____________ not for publication _jc ty or town ____Atlantic Beach_________________ .vicinity x ate North Carolina_____ code _NC county Carteret_____ code 031 P code 28512 , State/Federal Agency Certification s the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of 1986, as amended, I hereby certify that this X Dmination __ request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the ational Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my pinion, the property X meets __ does not meet the National Register Criteria. I recommend that this property be Dnsidered significant X nationally _ statewide __ locally. (__ See continuation sheet for additional comments.) ignature oice!rtif^inTeTficial Date North Carolina State Historic Preservation Officer itate or Federal agency and bureau i my opinion, the property __ meets __ does not meet the National Register criteria. (_ See continuation sheet for dditional comments.) Signature of commenting or other official Date ;tate or Federal agency and bureau . National Park Service Certification hereby^ertify that this property is: entered in the National Register _ __ See continuation sheet. determined eligible for the __ National Register _ See continuation sheet. determined not eligible for the __ National Register removed from the National Register i. Classification Ownership of Property (Check as many boxes as apply) _ private _ public-local X public-State _ public-Federal Category of Property (Check only one box) _ building(s) _ district X site _ structure _ object slumber of Resources within Property Contributing Noncontributing __0_ JQL buildings _1_ _ 0_ sites _0_ _ 0_ structures _Q_ Q objects _J_ 0 Total Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register N/A_ Mame of related multiple property listing (Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) N/A 3. Function or Use listoric Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Cat: Transportation_______ Sub: Water Related Other Pirate Vessel Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Cat: Landscape___________ Sub: Underwater r. Description Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) N/A Materials (Enter categories from instructions) foundation N/A roof N/A walls _______N/A other wood hull Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria (Mark "x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property for National Register listing) X A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. X B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. __ C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. X D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations (Mark "X" in all the boxes that apply.) __ A owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. __ B removed from its original location. __ C a birthplace or a grave. __ D a cemetery. __ E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. __ F a commemorative property. __ G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years. u-eas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions) _Archaeoloav Historic. Non-aboriginal _Maritime History _________ Ethnic Heritaae-European-Black 'eriod of Significance _____1717-1718 Significant Dates 28 November 1717 Mav 1718 June 1718 Significant Person (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) ______Teach. Edward (Blackbeard) Cultural Affiliation _Pirate-European-Colonial American Ethnic Heritage - European - Black Architect/Builder N/A Marrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) 9. Major Bibliographical References (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file (NPS) _ preliminary determination of individual listing (36 CFR 67) has been requested. _ previously listed in the National Register _ previously determined eligible by the National Register _ designated a National Historic Landmark _ recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey # ______ _ recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # ______ Primary Location of Additional Data X State Historic Preservation Office _ _ Other State agency __ Federal agency __ Local government _ University _ Other Name of repository: _________ ). Geographical Data creage of Property TM References (Place additional DIM references on a continuation sheet) Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing 3 __ ___ ____ 4 _ See continuation sheet. erbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet) oundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) 1. Form Prepared By ame/title Michael James Plakos rganization_ NCDCR/UAB/QAR date November 2003 treet & number_3431 Arendell Street__________ telephone (252^ 726-6841 ity or town Morehead City____________ state NC zip code 28557 additional Documentation iubmit the following items with the completed form: Continuation Sheets laps A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. 'holographs Representative black and white photographs of the property. additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) 'roperty Owner Complete this item at the request of the SHPO or FPO.) lame _North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources .treet & number_4601 Mail Service Center____ telephone_919-807-7250 ;ity or town Raleigh_________ state NC zip code 27699-4601_ 'aperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for sting or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance nth the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). stimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including the time for reviewing instructions, athering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Chief, idministrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork deductions Project (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503. 'SForm 10-900-a OMB No. 1024-0018 86) lited States Department of the Interior ational Park Service action _7_ Page _1_ he Queen Anne's Revenge (31CR314) arteret County, North Carolina , Description i 1996, thejDrjyate research firm Intersal, Inc. discovered a shipwreck _________ HHHHHHIHHM Designated as shipwreck site 0003BUI (now 31CR314), archaeologists elieve the site represents the remains of the Queen Anne's Revenge (QAR), flagship of the most otorious figure of the Golden Age of Piracy, Blackbeard. Late in the fall of 1717, Blackbeard and other irates captured the French slaver La Concorde on its third trans-Atlantic voyage off the Caribbean island f Martinique. Blackbeard shortly thereafter renamed the vessel the Queen Anne's Revenge (QAR) and icreased its armament up to forty guns (Johnson 172^47). In June of the following year, QAR ran ground just outside HIBBHHHIHii^HBV Adventure, one of Blackbeard's smaller sloops, ttempted to assist, but foundered also (Hernot 1719:45-46). Since the 1996 discovery of shipwreck 1CR314, the North Carolina Underwater Archaeology Branch (UAB), with assistance from numerous rganizations, has conducted intensive historical and archaeological work on the site, which is currently the Idest shipwreck found in North Carolina state waters.^ __ ________ ""* Recorded artifacts include at least four large nchors, twenty-two cannon, navigation instruments, barrel hoops, rigging
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