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Cannon as it was found on the beach at Arch Cape. A second cannon was found further toward the ocean.
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Park crews work carefully with hand tools to clear sand from around artifacts |
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More sand moved with heavy equipment, just to the side of the artifacts
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A hoist gently lifts the cannon free |
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Both cannon are loaded on a truck and taken to Nehalem Bay State Park
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Park staff transfer the cannon to stock tanks at the park |
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| The cannon will be immersed in water to prevent more corrosion and draw out salt |
A replica of a cannon from the USS Shark, shipwrecked in 1846 and possibly the source of these two cannon. On display at the Cannon Beach Historical Society. |
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| Local schoolkids reach out and learn about the cannon |
State park interpreters share the cannon with local students. |
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| Nehalem Bay Interpreter Shelley Parker connects students with the historic cannon. |
X-ray showing cannon elevation screw |
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| Marine artifact conservation specialist Jim Jobling at Texas A&M University looks over the Arch Cape Cannon as they arrive at his lab. |
Graduates students at Texas A&M University's Conservation Research Lab prepare to unload the Arch Cape Cannon and begin conservation. |
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| A team of students at TExas A&M swarm over the cannon to prepare it for conservation. |
Use a tiny air-powered vibrating pick, gloved student archaeologists peel back the concretions. |
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| The wood base is exposed for only short periods while the concretions are removed. |
Work so far has removed most of the concretions from the bottom of one cannon's base, revealing the t-shaped hardware that attached the cannon to the ship's deck. |
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| With the concretions removed from the wooden base, you can clearly see where bolts and otehr metal fittings used to be. |
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