page_title: City of Medicine Hat (sternwheeler)
section_title: Archeological project
hierarchical_section_title: City of Medicine Hat (sternwheeler) / Archeological project
caption_attribution_description: English: Kedge Anchor from a Sternwheeler. Believed to be the S.S. City of Medicine Hat that wrecked on the Traffic Bridge 7 June 1908. Found 300 meters downstream near the Broadway Bridge by Saskatoon Fire and Protection Services during a training dive on 28 August 2006. Placed here 100 years later 7 June 2008 and unveiled 13 June 2008. River Landing photo taken near the Victoria or Traffic Bridge along the South Saskatchewan River taken in River Landing Central Business District, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Core Neighbourhoods SDA, Saskatoon
context_page_description: City of Medicine Hat was a paddle steamer sternwheeler that worked on the Saskatchewan River in Medicine Hat, Alberta, and Saskatchewan, Canada, from 1907 until its wreck and sinking on June 7, 1908.
context_section_description: In 2006, Saskatoon Fire and Protective Services divers discovered a large kedge anchor during a routine training dive. The anchor, presumed to be from City of Medicine Hat due to its exact likeness to the ship's anchors seen in photographs, was conserved and is now on display at the Meewasin Valley Centre in Saskatoon. This discovery led to a full-scale, five-day underwater excavation, which was conducted September 8–12, 2008. A number of artifacts were uncovered from the water. A second collection of artifacts was unearthed in 2012 by archaeologists, after work crews demolishing the Traffic Bridge had uncovered objects after drilling holes in the riverbed. It included fragments of the ship's hull, leading the archeologists to believe they had located the remains of the wreck itself. In 2013, an archaeologist researching the recovered artifacts suggested that Captain Ross might have deliberately wrecked the ship, citing the lack of personal items found and the fact that the ship had been losing money.
caption: Anchor has been moved from under Traffic Bridge seen here, and is now on display inside at the Meewasin Valley Centre meewasin.com
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