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Websites for Cultural Heritage Resources in U.S.
The Marine Protected Areas Inventory contains more than 100 cultural heritage MPAs; they are listed here, including websites where available. *Asterisks* indicate that the MPA is a member of the National MPA System. These sites are located throughout the U.S. and are managed by federal agencies, state/federal partnerships and state agencies. To view the boundaries of a specific cultural heritage MPA, download the MPA Mapping Tool.
Federal
BOEMRE
Anona: http://www.gomr.boemre.gov/homepg/regulate/environ/archaeological/deepwater.html
U-166 and Robert E. Lee Battle Site: http://www.gomr.boemre.gov/homepg/regulate/environ/archaeological/world_war_II.html
USS Hatteras: http://www.gomr.boemre.gov/homepg/regulate/environ/archaeological/civil_war_shipwrecks.html
National Park Service
Fort Sumter National Monument (South Carolina): http://www.nps.gov/fosu/index.htm
*Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park* (Hawaii): http://www.nps.gov/kaho
Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site (Hawaii): www.nps.gov/puhe/#
*San Juan Island National Historical Park* (Washington): http://www.nps.gov/sajh/
Sitka National Historical Park (Alaska): www.nps.gov/sitk/#
War in the Pacific National Historical Park (Guam): http://www.nps.gov/wapa/index.htm
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries
*NOAA’s Monitor National Marine Sanctuary* (North Carolina): http://monitor.noaa.gov/
*Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve* (Michigan): http://thunderbay.noaa.gov/
Partnership
Aratama Maru (Guam)
Cormoran (Guam)
*Kaho'olawe Island Reserve* (Hawaii): http://hawaii.gov/dlnr/dar/regulated_areas_maui.html
*Kalaupapa National Historical Park* (Hawaii): http://www.nps.gov/KALA/
Tokai Maru (Guam)
*U-1105 Black Panther Historic Shipwreck Preserve* (Maryland): http://mht.maryland.gov/U1105.html
State/Territorial
American Samoa
*Alofau VMPA*
*Amaua & Auto VMPA*
Aoa
*Aua VMPA*
*Fagamalo VMPA*
*Masausi VMPA*
*Matu'u & Faganeanea VMPA*
*Poloa VMPA*
Sa’ilele VMPA
*Vatia VMPA*
Florida
City of Hawkinsville Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com/
Fort Clinch State Park Aquatic Preserve: http://www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal/sites/nassau/
Georges Valentine Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com
Half Moon Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com/
Lofthus Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com/
Regina Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com
San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com/
SS Copenhagen Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com/
SS Tarpon Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com/
Urca de Lima Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com/
USS Massachusetts (BB-2) Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com/
Vamar Underwater Archaeological Preserve: http://www.museumsinthesea.com/
Georgia
Fort King George Historic Site: http://www.gastateparks.org/FortKingGeorge
Fort McAllister State Park: http://www.gastateparks.org/FortMcAllister
Fort Morris Historic Site: http://www.gastateparks.org/FortMorris
Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation Historic Site: http://www.gastateparks.org/HofwylBroadfield
Wormsloe Historic Site: http://www.gastateparks.org/Wormsloe
Mariana Islands
Managaha Marine Conservation Area: http://www.dfw.gov.mp/Fisheries/MMCA.html
Massachusetts
Albert Gallatin Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-alga.htm
Alice M. Colburn Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-amc.htm
Alice M. Lawrence Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-aml.htm
Ardandhu Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-arda.htm
Barge and Crane Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-b-c.htm
California Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-calif.htm
Charles S. Haight Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-csh.htm
Chelsea Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-chels.htm
Chester A. Poling Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-cap.htm
City of Salisbury Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-citys.htm
Corvan Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-corvan.htm
Dixie Sword Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-dixsw.htm
Edward Rich Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-edric.htm
French Van Gilder Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-fvg.htm
Henry Endicott Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-henen.htm
Herbert Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-herb.htm
Herman Winter Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-hw.htm
Hilda Garston Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-hilda.htm
HMCS Saint Francis Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-fran.htm
James S. Longstreet Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-jl.htm
John Dwight Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-jd.htm
Kershaw Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-kersh.htm
Kiowa Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-kiowa.htm
Lackawana Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-lack.htm
Lunet Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-lunet.htm
Mars Exempt Site:http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-mars.htm
Pemberton Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-pemb.htm
Pendleton Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-pendleton.htm
Pinthis Exempt Site
Port Hunter Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-porth.htm
Pottstown Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-potts.htm
Romance Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-roman.htm
Seaconnet Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-seaco.htm
Trojan Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-trojan.htm
USS Grouse Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-grouse.htm
USS New Hampshire Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-hampshire.htm
USS Triana Exempt Site
USS Yankee Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-yank.htm
USS YSD Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-ysd.htm
Vineyard Sound Lightship Exempt Site: http://www.mass.gov/czm/buar/shipwrecks/ua-vslightship.htm
Michigan
Alger Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve:
http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3304-14591--,00.html#Alger
Detour Passage Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve:
http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3313_3677_3701-14591--,00.html#Detour
Keweenaw Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve:
http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3304-14591--,00.html#Keweenaw
Manitou Passage Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve:
http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3304-14591--,00.html#Manitou
Marquette Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve:
http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3304-14591--,00.html#Marquette
Sanilac Shores Great Lakes State Underwater Preserve:
http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3304-14591--,00.html#Sanilac
Southwest Michigan Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve:
http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3313_3677_3701-14591--,00.html#Southwest
Straits of Mackinac Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve:
http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3304-14591--,00.html#Mackinac
Thumb Area Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve:
http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3304-14591--,00.html#Thumb
Whitefish Point Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve:
http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3304-14591--,00.html#Whitefish
New Jersey
Fort Mott State Park: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/fortmott.html
Liberty State Park: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/liberty.html
North Carolina
Fort Macon State Park: http://www.ncparks.gov/Visit/parks/foma/main.php
Permuda Island Area of Environmental Concern:
http://www.nccoastalreserve.net/uploads/Permuda%20Island%20Management%20Plan.pdf
Queen Anne's Revenge: http://www.qaronline.org/
USS Huron Historic Shipwreck Preserve: http://www.archaeology.ncdcr.gov/ncarch/underwater/huron.htm
South Carolina
Ashley River Heritage Canoe Trail: http://www.cas.sc.edu/sciaa/mrd/sdamp_mht_arpht.html
Cooper River Heritage Dive Trail: http://www.cas.sc.edu/sciaa/mrd/sdamp_mht_crht.html
Wisconsin (official database at www.maritimetrails.org; additional info on some sites may be found at www.wisconsinshipwrecks.org)
A.P. Nichols Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=2
Appomattox Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=31
Big Bay Sloop Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=657
Byron Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=81
Christina Nilsson Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=99
Continental Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=119
Daniel Lyons Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=129
Empire State Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=181
Fleetwing Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=201
Forest Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=211
Francis Hinton Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=214
Frank O'Connor Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=218
Gallinipper Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=230
Green Bay Sloop Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=725
Hetty Taylor Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=274
Home Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=277
Ida Corning Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=287
Iris Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=295
Joys Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=332
Kate Kelly Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=339
Lightship 57 Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=376
Louisiana Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=384
Lucerne Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=386
Lumberman Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=390
Marquette Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=417
Meridian Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=433
Moonlight Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=441
Niagara Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=455
Noquebay Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=458
Northerner Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=466
Oak Leaf Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=471
Ocean Wave Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=474
Ottawa Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=486
Pretoria Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=509
R.G. Stewart Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=518
Rosinco Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=539
Rouse Simmons: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=541
Sevona Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=565
T.H. Camp Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=597
Tennie and Laura Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=602
Unidentified Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=673
Wisconsin Shipwreck: http://maritimetrails.org/shipwrecks-details.php?Vessel=650
Cultural Heritage Resources and MPAs Fact Sheet
For More Information, contact:
Valerie.Grussing@noaa.gov
MPA Center Cultural Heritage Resource Coordinator