Iron Monsters: The Winans Cigar Ships

"She is like nothing now afloat." Harper's Weekly, 23 October 1858 Another Ambitious Design This is another topic that I have long wanted to discuss here on the blog, the Winan's Cigar Ships or Cigar Steamers. The story of Ross and his son Thomas Winans and their cigar ships is similar to the previous blog …

20CX65: the “Other” Lake Michigan Stonehenge

"I have a feeling that we'll be hearing more about this." Barbara Mead, Michigan Bureau of History A Slower Form of Fake News As illustrated in the previous blog posts on pseudoarchaeology and pseudohistory; the topic itself is not only convoluted but also circuitous and any sort of scrutiny and evaluation of the topic is …

Museum Ships: Clamagore

"The Gray Ghost of the Florida Coast" Welcome to the fifth vessel in the museum ships series, the USS Clamagore (SS-343), and the vessel serves as a powerful addition to this series. The ongoing controversy of the Clamagore was a topic that I had wanted to discuss here on JaySea Archaeology Blog since the beginning; …

Some Thoughts on the Removal of the Name “Taney” from the USCGC Taney (WHEC-37)

"It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission." Rear Admiral Grace Hooper, USN This blog post is the sequel to "What's in a name? The Coast Guard Cutter Taney" Over the past week the blog post has been viewed over 1,960 times and has been shared numerous times on social media, including …

The Ward Mound Group & The Burial Sites Conflict in Wisconsin

   Introduction For the inaugural blog post, I am posting the notes I wrote for my guest appearance on the CRM Archaeology Podcast. Episode #91 "Stopping the Destruction of Wisconsin's Mounds" which, can be found here: http://www.archaeologypodcastnetwork.com/crmarchpodcast/91 This blog was created out of my tendency to write overly long, wordy, impassioned, Facebook posts. The Facebook post I …