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West Shipyard Archaeological Dig Hosts Public Tour This Friday
Preservation

West Shipyard Archaeological Dig Hosts Public Tour This Friday

An archaeological exploration of Philadelphia’s lost waterfront is now underway. On Friday, July 26 the site will be open to the public for a behind-the-scenes tour of the dig. Kimberly Haas has the story

Archeological Dig Will Explore Philly’s Pre-colonial Waterfront
History

Archeological Dig Will Explore Philly’s Pre-colonial Waterfront

Philly’s maritime history on the Delaware River is the focus of a new archeological study at the former site of West Shipyard. Kimberly Haas has the story

Diggin’ the West Shipyard
History

Diggin’ the West Shipyard

Harry K looks into the archaeological digs planned for the West Shipyard site, one of four local shipyards fabricating fishing craft, riverboats and oceangoing vessels on the Delaware Riverfront–and the only known original American slipway from the 17th and 18th centuries


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