Cadet (shipwreck)

CADET (Shipwreck)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Address Restricted, Bolton, New York
Coordinates	43°37′20″N73°32′48″W / 43.62222°N 73.54667°W / 43.62222; -73.54667
Area	less than one acre
Built	1893
Architectural style	steam launch
NRHP reference No.	02000553 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 22, 2002

The Cadet shipwreck is an archaeological site located in Lake George near Bolton in Warren County, New York. It is the site of the shipwreck of the 1893-built Olive ex Cadet steam launch. It was a 48-foot-long, 9.6-foot-wide wooden steamboat with a pointed bow, and was found submerged in approximately 50 feet of water. ^[2] The ship was discovered by Bateaux Below Inc. in 1997. In 2005, the ship was reported to be in fairly good condition, with its hull mainly intact. ^[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Underwater Historic Shipwrecks". lakegeorgeguide.com. Wild Visions, Inc. Retrieved May 11, 2015.
3. Benway, Bob; Zarzynski, Joseph (April 1, 2011). Lake George Shipwrecks and Sunken History. The History Press. pp. 43–46. ISBN   9781609492205 . Retrieved May 12, 2015.