Lost Gold Ship

Name: Lost Gold Ship
Genre: Reality, Suspense, Documentary
Released: September 6, 2004
Cast: Wes Cowan, Elyse Luray, Gwen Wright, Tukufu Zuberi

History Detectives: Season 2: Episode 9

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History Detectives: Special Investigations

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PBS | Air Date: September 6, 2004

Starring: Wes Cowan, Elyse Luray, Gwen Wright, Tukufu Zuberi

Summary: Lost Gold Ship
The Place: Alaska
Environmentalist Gabriel Scott was working in the Copper River Delta near Cordova, Alaska, when he came across the wreckage of an old ship. According to locals, these are the remains of the SS Portland, the famous steamship that carried 68 miners and nearly two tons of gold from the Klondike River toLost Gold Ship
The Place: Alaska
Environmentalist Gabriel Scott was working in the Copper River Delta near Cordova, Alaska, when he came across the wreckage of an old ship. According to locals, these are the remains of the SS Portland, the famous steamship that carried 68 miners and nearly two tons of gold from the Klondike River to Seattle harbor and began the great Klondike Gold Rush of 1897. The History Detectives team mixes maritime history and forensic science to reveal the dramatic story of the SS Portland and confirm that the remains are of this legendary ship.

John Hunt Morgan Saddle
The Place: Paris, Kentucky
A Kentucky man owns a beautifully preserved, Western-style saddle, believed to have been used by Confederate General John Hunt Morgan on his audacious raid into Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio in July 1863. History Detective Wes Cowan has a surprising personal connection to the case - his great-grandfather was actually one of "Morgan's Raiders" and was captured alongside Morgan during the historic raid!

Cesar Chavez Banner
The Place: San Francisco, California
A San Francisco woman inquires about a beautiful old banner owned by a local archive that, rumor has it, was carried at the head of the famous Delano Grape Boycott march led by Cesar Chavez in 1966. The banner features a painted Virgin of Guadalupe and a Union of Farm Workers Eagle, but its original ownership is a mystery. History Detectives tries to determine what role this banner may have played in the Chavez campaign to pursue better living conditions and rights for Mexican-American farm workers.… Expand

Genre(s): Reality, Suspense, Documentary

Season 2 Episodes

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S2:E12. Body in the Basement
Air Date: September 27, 2004
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S2:E11. Koranic School Book
Air Date: September 20, 2004
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S2:E10. "Pop" Lloyd Baseball Field
Air Date: September 13, 2004

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Season 99

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  Air Date: July 14, 2003
Season 10

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  Air Date: July 17, 2012
Season 9

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  Air Date: June 21, 2011
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  Air Date: June 21, 2010
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  Air Date: June 23, 2009
Season 6

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  Air Date: June 30, 2008
Season 5

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  Air Date: June 25, 2007
Season 4

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  Air Date: June 19, 2006
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: June 27, 2005
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: June 21, 2004
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  S2:E12. Body in the Basement
  Air Date: September 27, 2004
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  S2:E11. Koranic School Book
  Air Date: September 20, 2004
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  S2:E10. "Pop" Lloyd Baseball Field
  Air Date: September 13, 2004
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  S2:E9. Lost Gold Ship
  Air Date: September 6, 2004
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  S2:E8. Bonnie & Clyde
  Air Date: August 23, 2004
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  S2:E7. Migrant Poems
  Air Date: August 16, 2004
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  S2:E6. Riding Crop
  Air Date: August 2, 2004
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  S2:E5. Dueling Pistols
  Air Date: July 19, 2004
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  S2:E4. Hollywood
  Air Date: July 12, 2004
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  S2:E3. Mail Order Brides
  Air Date: July 5, 2004
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  S2:E2. Internment Artwork
  Air Date: June 28, 2004
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  S2:E1. Civil War Submarine
  Air Date: June 21, 2004
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  Air Date: July 14, 2003