IMH PROJECTS
Annabella Shipwreck Excavation Project
This report covers the first maritime archaeology project by IMH in 1995 – the excavation of Annabella, a 19th-century coasting schooner, in Cape Neddick, Maine.
The report includes hull and artifact descriptions and analyses, the coasting trade and the cordwood industry during the 19th century in the vicinity of southern Maine, and an analysis of documents that detail the history of Annabella. The coasting schooner Annabella was built at Port Elizabeth, New Jersey, in 1834.
Originally constructed as a sloop, the vessel was built specifically for transporting raw materials such as cordwood, brick, coal, and perishables to markets and industries along the northeast United States coast. During its lengthy 50-year career, ownership of Annabella was transferred among numerous merchants in Philadelphia, Plymouth, Boston, and, finally, Cape Neddick, Maine. Beyond repair and no longer fit for service, the vessel was abandoned on October 17, 1885, in the Cape Neddick River.
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