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BETWEEN THE BAYOUS: THE MARITIME CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF THE DOWNTOWN PENSACOLA WATERFRONT.
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Author
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Kennedy, Kendra Ann
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From 1740 to 1940, the downtown Pensacola waterfront between Bayou Chico on the west and Bayou Texar on the east changed dramatically. The small Spanish colonial outpost of Panzacola was transferred to the British, back to the Spanish, and finally to the United States. During the American period, the port became a major shipping entrepôt, but declined in the mid-20th century as local natural resources, like lumber and red snapper, became depleted. This study examines the history and...
Show moreFrom 1740 to 1940, the downtown Pensacola waterfront between Bayou Chico on the west and Bayou Texar on the east changed dramatically. The small Spanish colonial outpost of Panzacola was transferred to the British, back to the Spanish, and finally to the United States. During the American period, the port became a major shipping entrepôt, but declined in the mid-20th century as local natural resources, like lumber and red snapper, became depleted. This study examines the history and archaeology of the Pensacola waterfront within a maritime cultural landscape (MCL) framework as defined by Westerdahl (1992). A social theory perspective, based on the work of Bourdieu (1977) and Giddens (1984), addresses questions of power, authority, practice, human agency, and resistance. The resistance and agency of sailors and other maritime workers, such as stevedores and baymen, is examined alongside the power and authority of local officials and businessmen, including timber merchants and fish house managers. The final two chapters-the first chapter a case study of the investigation of two seemingly prosaic ballast rock piles (8ES3366 and 8ES3367) on the waterfront-demonstrate how the tense interplay between employer and worker produced a waterfront that still resonates in the MCL of modern Pensacola.
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Date Issued
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2010
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Identifier
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WFE0000205, uwf:60930
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Document (PDF)
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WHISKEY AND WINDOW PANES: THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF A SIDE-WHEEL STEAMBOAT AT SEMINOLE, ALABAMA.
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Author
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Abrahamson, Wayne Arlen, Bratten, John R., Mitchell-Cook, Amy M., Cook, Gregory D., University of West Florida
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During the fall of 2005, faculty from the University of West Florida (UWF) were notified of ship remains located in the Blackwater River where the Seminole Lumber Camp once operated in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. After an initial visit by faculty and students, it was determined that the remains were that of an eastern coastal paddle-wheel steamboat. The hull was intact, and the vessel was equipped with a boiler and walking beam steam engine. By the late eighteenth...
Show moreDuring the fall of 2005, faculty from the University of West Florida (UWF) were notified of ship remains located in the Blackwater River where the Seminole Lumber Camp once operated in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. After an initial visit by faculty and students, it was determined that the remains were that of an eastern coastal paddle-wheel steamboat. The hull was intact, and the vessel was equipped with a boiler and walking beam steam engine. By the late eighteenth century, steam power became prevalent in the maritime industry and helped bring about the development of the eastern coastal paddle-wheel steamboat with its distinctive walking beam engine. The information contained in this thesis is the result of several field schools conducted between 2006 and 2010 where students extensively recorded the hull and the machinery, including the walking beam engine which engineers built in New York City in 1870. The thesis is an all-embracing summary of the students' hard work and provides detailed information on the history of lumbering and steam navigation in the area and the development and construction of the eastern coastal paddle-wheel steamboat.
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Date Issued
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2011
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WFE0000282, uwf:60894
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