FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Susan Moss, Public
Relations Manager
susan.moss@ahc.alabama.gov, 334-230-2678
May 10, 2022
Findings from the Exploration and Site Evaluation
of Clotilda
(Montgomery, AL) Alabama
Historical Commission and Resolve Marine finish the exploration and site
evaluation of Clotilda, Community Meeting, May 12, 2022, 5:30 PM
Since May 2,
2022, Alabama Historical Commission (AHC) and Resolve Marine, a global leader
in emergency response, salvage, wreck, and marine services, has led a 10-day
exploration and evaluation of the shipwreck Clotilda. The exploration
will end Wednesday, May 11, 2022. The research team will have a meeting to
report on their findings on Thursday, May 12, 5:30 PM at Hope Community Center,
850 Edwards Street, Mobile, AL 36610.
Under a permit
from the Corps of Engineers, this phase included:
·
New
high-resolution sonar survey of Site 1BA704 (Clotilda).
·
Marine
geological study of the site.
·
Installation,
operation, and management of oceanographic meters at the site.
·
Biological
assessment of the site.
·
Structural assessment
of
the wreck.
·
Limited maritime
archaeological excavation and collection
of wood samples for scientific analyses; and
·
Development of
a site conservation plan.
This phase was
possible through a $1 (one) million-dollar appropriation from the State of
Alabama. These funds enable AHC to protect, document, develop and guide
preservation efforts of Clotilda, the last slave ship on record carrying
enslaved people to America.
About the Alabama
Historical Commission
Located
in historic downtown Montgomery at 468 S. Perry
Street, the Alabama Historical Commission is the state historic preservation
agency for Alabama. The agency was created by an act of the state legislature
in 1966 with a mission to protect, preserve and interpret Alabama’s
historic places. AHC works to accomplish its mission through two fields of
endeavor: Preservation and promotion of state-owned historic sites as public
attractions; and statewide programs to assist people, groups, towns, and cities
with local preservation activities. For a complete list of programs and
properties owned and operated by the AHC, hours of operation, and admission
fees please visit ahc.alabama.gov ####