Remnants of 19th century boat found under Highlands home [New Jersey]

News12 ^ | May 26, 2016 | unattributed

[SunkenCiv]

A historic discovery was made underneath a home in Monmouth County when a family discovered remnants of an old boat.

The Scanlon family was in the process of getting one of their cottages raised when the discovery was made. The Highlands residents were affected by Superstorm Sandy and were finally able to get the homes raised.

Tuesday morning, while crews were working on the home, they found the remains of a boat believed to date back to the 1800s.

Eileen Scanlon says that in 2009, she had an inspector look at the property and saw the rudder of the boat. She says that she figured it was a small rowboat, not the 50-feet long boat that was found.

"What absolutely amazed us was that the boat was the foundation, the edges of the wall were coming down and being supported by this boat,” Scanlon says.

The family says they are not sure how the boat got underground, but they believe that it’s been there since the 1920s.

The boat’s remnants have been removed. The panels were cut, but the rudder was preserved.

Scanlon says that she may use the old wood to make a floor or garden. She has also reached out to the local museums and some universities to find out more information about the boat.

[SunkenCiv]

Remnants of a boat believed to be from the 1800's was found underneath a cottage in Highlands. (5/26/16)

[SunkenCiv]

Much better pictures at other sources (apart from this last link), but all were AP and couldn’t be used.

http://www.app.com/story/news/local/land-environment/2016/05/26/look-what-they-found-under-highlands-house/84863876/

http://www.foxnews.com/science/2016/05/27/19th-century-boat-discovered-underneath-new-jersey-home.html

http://nypost.com/2016/05/26/boat-from-19th-century-found-under-new-jersey-home/

http://www.google.com/search?q=new+jersey+ship+Eileen+Scanlon

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/05/26/19th-century-boat-new-jersey-home/

[SunkenCiv]

originally saw a link to the story in the original article under this topic, thanks Kaslin:

500 year-old shipwreck loaded with gold found in Namibian desert
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3437872/posts

[SunkenCiv]

[Blue Jays]

Pretty cool. I would totally reuse that preserved wood, for sure. Rare find!
That bow section could make sweet dining room furniture by using a large glass tabletop.

[T-Bone Texan]

"...The Scanlon family was in the process of getting one of their cottages raised..."

White people problems!

[stylin19a]

uh-oh...this can’t be good for the global warming\climate change\rising seas nuts

[unread]

"uh-oh...this can’t be good for the global warming\climate change\rising seas nuts."

Yeah...that's exactly what I was think'n... :)

[arthurus]

...getting their cottage raised?>P>They are putting it up on stilts?

[minnesota_bound]

I bet they were bummed out that their ship did not have $13 million in gold.

[SunkenCiv]

Could be a water problem, they want to keep most of their stuff out of either a rising water table or the occasional storm surge. :’)

[SunkenCiv]

I’m sure it shivered their timbers.

[SunkenCiv]

I remember when barn wood was big in home decor/arts&crafts (early-mid 1960s); now I bemoan the loss of so many old-style barns, which when gone, will not ever be coming back.

[SunkenCiv]

The other one is in Newport, I’m sure.

[SunkenCiv]

True, but of course, the only thing that is good for them is their own demise. Oh wait, that’s good for *me*...

[madison10]

I am want an old barn to just stand in and go back in time to my younger self. I would get SO homesick.