'There's a world of heritage that no one yet has discovered': Guns, cars, statues and Revolutionary War relics are dredged from the bottom of Detroit River
- Detroit River winds for 28 miles from Lake St Clair to Lake Erie and acts as U.S-Canada border
- It is home to objects with have been dumped in the water since city's founding
- Objects include guns, cars such as a Jeep Cherokee, and 6,000-pound anchor
- Six 1700s-era cannons believed to be used by British military have been found since 1980s
- The most recent one was more than six feet long and weighed 1,300 pounds
Beneath metropolitan Detroit lies a treasure trove of historical artifacts: war cannons and ships are only some of the unique items that have been found.
The Detroit River, which winds for 28 miles from Lake St Clair to Lake Erie, is home to objects which have been dumped in the water since the city's founding.
Because visibility along the river is poor, divers often feel along the riverbed's bottom to discover fascinating artifacts.
The river acts as the U.S-Canada border between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, a transnational metropolitan region with 5.7m people.
![The Detroit River, which winds for 28 miles from Lake St Clair to Lake Erie, is home to objects which have been dumped in the water since the city's founding. Pictured: a war memorial statue found in 2009](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207075930/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/06/3CE983F000000578-4198570-image-m-111_1486449085294.jpg)
The Detroit River, which winds for 28 miles from Lake St Clair to Lake Erie, is home to objects which have been dumped in the water since the city's founding. Pictured: a war memorial statue found in 2009
![Because visibility along the river is poor, divers often feel along the riverbed's bottom to discover fascinating artifacts. Pictured: Detroit officer Donnie Espinoza holding a MAC 10 style gun](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207075930/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/06/3CE9823C00000578-4198570-image-a-112_1486449115620.jpg)
Because visibility along the river is poor, divers often feel along the riverbed's bottom to discover fascinating artifacts. Pictured: Detroit officer Donnie Espinoza holding a MAC 10 style gun
![Hundreds of guns including a mid-20th century Carbine rifle, cars including a Jeep Cherokee and 1980s DeLorean, a stolen war memorial statue and a 6,000 pound anchor from historic steamship 'Greater Detroit' reflect only some of the diverse objects found](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207075930/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/06/3CE9822800000578-4198570-image-a-113_1486449122255.jpg)
Hundreds of guns including a mid-20th century Carbine rifle, cars including a Jeep Cherokee and 1980s DeLorean, a stolen war memorial statue and a 6,000 pound anchor from historic steamship 'Greater Detroit' reflect only some of the diverse objects found
![And that's not even mentioning the six 1700s-era cannons that have been found since the 1980s. The most recent one found was more than six feet long and weighed 1,300 pounds](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207075930/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/06/3CE9945700000578-4198570-image-a-114_1486449132569.jpg)
And that's not even mentioning the six 1700s-era cannons that have been found since the 1980s. The most recent one found was more than six feet long and weighed 1,300 pounds
Hundreds of guns including a mid-20th century Carbine rifle, cars including a Jeep Cherokee and 1980s DeLorean, a stolen war memorial statue and a 6,000 pound anchor from historic steamship 'Greater Detroit' reflect only some of the diverse objects found, the Detroit Free Press reported.
And that's not even mentioning the six 1700s-era cannons that have been found since the 1980s.
The most recent one was more than six feet long and weighed 1,300 pounds.
![Librarian Dan Harrison said the cannons were likely used by the British military before the War of 1812. He believes they were brought out on the frozen river during the winter of 1796, to fall into the river upon its thaw. Pictured: A cannon found in 2011](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207075930/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/06/3CE97ED700000578-4198570-image-a-117_1486449206385.jpg)
Librarian Dan Harrison said the cannons were likely used by the British military before the War of 1812. He believes they were brought out on the frozen river during the winter of 1796, to fall into the river upon its thaw. Pictured: A cannon found in 2011
![The cannons were most likely 'too-worn-out or small to do the job.' There may be up to three more lying in the river. Pictured: A Detroit PD diver with a cannon in 2009](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207075930/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/06/3CE998ED00000578-4198570-image-a-121_1486449324350.jpg)
The cannons were most likely 'too-worn-out or small to do the job.' There may be up to three more lying in the river. Pictured: A Detroit PD diver with a cannon in 2009
![Beneath metropolitan Detroit lies a treasure trove of historical artifacts, such as hundreds of guns including a mid-20th century Carbine rifle. Pictured: Detroit officer Donald Oehmke with a historic rifle](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207075930/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/06/3CE998F600000578-4198570-image-m-125_1486449361694.jpg)
Beneath metropolitan Detroit lies a treasure trove of historical artifacts, such as hundreds of guns including a mid-20th century Carbine rifle. Pictured: Detroit officer Donald Oehmke with a historic rifle
![The public isn't allowed to dive within Detroit's city limits in part due to the amount of crime scene evidence believed to be lurking beneath the riverbed](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207075930/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/06/3CE9871D00000578-4198570-image-m-126_1486449379951.jpg)
The public isn't allowed to dive within Detroit's city limits in part due to the amount of crime scene evidence believed to be lurking beneath the riverbed
Librarian Dan Harrison said the cannons were likely used by the British military before the War of 1812.
He believes they were brought out on the frozen river during the winter of 1796, to fall into the river upon its thaw.
The cannons were most likely 'too-worn-out or small to do the job,' he told the Press.
Harrison added that he thought there might be up to three more cannons in the river.
![Cars found include a Jeep Grand Cherokee and a 1980s DeLorean. Pictured: A sonar image showing a car detected in the Detroit River](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207075930/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/06/3CE9944D00000578-4198570-image-a-115_1486449183116.jpg)
Cars found include a Jeep Grand Cherokee and a 1980s DeLorean. Pictured: A sonar image showing a car detected in the Detroit River
![A vehicle was recovered from the Detroit River in July 2009](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207075930/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/06/3CE97EBC00000578-4198570-image-m-118_1486449213810.jpg)
A vehicle was recovered from the Detroit River in July 2009
![A police dive team worked to remove 15 vehicles from their watery graveyard](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207075930/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/06/3CE97EA800000578-4198570-image-a-135_1486450180899.jpg)
A police dive team worked to remove 15 vehicles from their watery graveyard
![Officials say the vehicles were spotted last month while members of the department's Underwater Recovery Team were involved in a separate investigation](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207075930/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/06/3CE97E9500000578-4198570-image-a-120_1486449254238.jpg)
Officials say the vehicles were spotted last month while members of the department's Underwater Recovery Team were involved in a separate investigation
Historical documents show that the British had 17 cannons of the type found, of which 14 have been accounted for.
On the Canadian side, there is talk of a Model T car buried near the shore.
Windsor Harbour Master Petery Berry told the Press: 'I think there's a world of heritage that no one yet has discovered.'
![On the Canadian side, there is talk of a Model T car buried near the shore. Pictured: old glass bottles found on the American side](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207075930/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/06/3CE9851900000578-4198570-image-a-122_1486449346957.jpg)
On the Canadian side, there is talk of a Model T car buried near the shore. Pictured: old glass bottles found on the American side
![On the American side, the public is not allowed to dive within Detroit's city limits. Pictured: Members of the police dept dive team with a wagon wheel found in 2012](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207075930/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/06/3CE9952900000578-4198570-image-m-128_1486449425882.jpg)
On the American side, the public is not allowed to dive within Detroit's city limits. Pictured: Members of the police dept dive team with a wagon wheel found in 2012
![Diver Donnie Espinoza is pictured again, this time unearthing a Derringer style pistol](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207075930/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/06/3CE9951F00000578-4198570-image-a-129_1486449441695.jpg)
Diver Donnie Espinoza is pictured again, this time unearthing a Derringer style pistol
On the American side, the public is not allowed to dive within Detroit's city limits - 10 miles of the 28-mile river.
Part of the reason the public isn't allowed to dive within city limits is the amount of crime scene evidence believed to be lurking beneath the riverbed.
On the Canadian side, even police divers aren't allowed to search the area.
![On the Canadian side, even police divers aren't allowed to search the area. Pictured, the Detroit River with Windsor, Ontario at left and Detroit, Michigan at right](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207075930/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/06/3CE97EF600000578-4198570-image-a-130_1486449446169.jpg)
On the Canadian side, even police divers aren't allowed to search the area. Pictured, the Detroit River with Windsor, Ontario at left and Detroit, Michigan at right
![Pictured: Large quantities of Canadian beer and whisky being transported from Ontario to Michigan. One can imagine how the British might have brought cannons out on the frozen river which, when thawed, would plop them in](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207075930/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/06/3CEA66BF00000578-4198570-image-a-132_1486449879634.jpg)
Pictured: Large quantities of Canadian beer and whisky being transported from Ontario to Michigan. One can imagine how the British might have brought cannons out on the frozen river which, when thawed, would plop them in
![The Detroit River acts as the U.S-Canada border between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, a transnational metropolitan region with 5.7m people](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207075930/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/06/3CE97EFA00000578-4198570-image-a-131_1486449450625.jpg)
The Detroit River acts as the U.S-Canada border between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, a transnational metropolitan region with 5.7m people
![Shrouded in history: The D and C lines freighter, William F. Fitch, is shown leaving Detroit River bound for Cleveland with the season's first automobile shipment in 1939](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207075930/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/06/3CEA66C300000578-4198570-image-a-133_1486449889572.jpg)
Shrouded in history: The D and C lines freighter, William F. Fitch, is shown leaving Detroit River bound for Cleveland with the season's first automobile shipment in 1939
![River breeds invention: This strange watercraft, an experimental 'torpedo boat,' performed test runs in the Detroit River in 1940. The large wheel was powered by a 360 horsepower motor. Its designers, American T.F. Thompson and Canadian A.W. Reed, hoped it would reach 300mph](http://web.archive.org./web/20170207075930/http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/02/07/06/3CEA66C700000578-4198570-image-a-134_1486449893118.jpg)
River breeds invention: This strange watercraft, an experimental 'torpedo boat,' performed test runs in the Detroit River in 1940. The large wheel was powered by a 360 horsepower motor. Its designers, American T.F. Thompson and Canadian A.W. Reed, hoped it would reach 300mph
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