Prospective Studies

Below is a list of prospective studies for graduate-level research projects based in Currituck County

Local Watercraft Traditions (below is a short list).

  • Watercraft modifications in Currituck during the Prohibition era (one boat from this era is known to exist in the county);
  • The development of tunnel boats;
  • The development of the Currituck skiff;
  • The history of Walker-built boats;
  • The Hayman family of boat builders;
  • Innovations in documenting historic small watercraft from Currituck county small boat collections (numerous topics available).
  • The “Sanctification Ark” and water-based religious activity;

Maritime Hunting Traditions

  • The development of sneak and sink boxes;
  • The maritime cultural landscapes of hunting (many areas, including focus on site types such as marsh/point blinds in the landscape, or the underwater remains of hunting infrastructure);

Shipwreck-based study opportunities (multiple approaches available)

  • Undine (wrecked 1912);
  • Brooklyn (wrecked 1876);
  • Anonyona/Anonyana at Swan Island Hunt Club (wrecked 1870 or 1872);
  • Shipwreck distribution studies of Currituck Sound (followup of Meverden Thesis);
  • Documentation of the “Corolla Wreck” (now at Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, Hatteras).

Modern Maritime Material Culture Studies

  • Outboard engines;
  • Decoys;

Maritime Infrastructure

  • Re-use of shipwreck structures and debris in Currituck buildings;
  • Maritime archaeology of Currituck County shipyards (special emphasis on Macknight Shipyard);
  • Submerged maritime archaeological resources of Port Currituck;
  • The maritime archaeology of Long Point Gas Works (Long Point Island, Coinjock Bay);