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Additional Wrecks
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Several wrecks
are known along this stretch of the river, lying within the city limits of Salisbury just south of the
downtown business district.
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Steve Bilicki, formerly with MHT
and now an adjunct professor at Salisbury University and maritime archaeological consultant with BRS, conducted a side-scan
sonar survey of the area late in 2006 with the help of Salisbury University student, Jennifer Gardner.
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Among the wrecks
lying at the high tide line were a rectangular barge and portions of a WW II Higgins Landing Craft, shown below.
Described as "floating shoe boxes," Higgins boats were used throughout the war and were considered instrumental
in the success of the Allied Invasion of Normandy on D-Day.
They were designed and built by New Orleans boatwright
Andrew Jackson Higgins, and were made in part from Philippine mahogany.
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The boats had unique features that included a
reinforced bow that allowed the boat to run onto shore without damage, and a wide front ramp that permitted soldiers
to exit quickly.
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