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07-15-2010, 11:03 AM
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This is kind of cool.
Experts Work to free buried ship hull at WTC site
Experts work to free buried ship hull at WTC site | US National Headlines | Comcast.net (http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-national/20100715/US.Ground.Zero.Buried.Ship/ - broken link)
NEW YORK — Workers at the World Trade Center site are excavating a 32-foot-long ship hull that apparently was used in the 18th century as part of the fill that extended lower Manhattan into the Hudson River.
It's hoped the artifact can be retrieved by the end of the day on Thursday, said archaeologist Molly McDonald. A boat specialist was going to the site to take a look at it.
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07-15-2010, 11:05 AM
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That's interesting.
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07-15-2010, 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Rggr
That's interesting.
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They also found a hundred-pound anchor near the ship. |
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07-15-2010, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by carterstamp
They also found a hundred-pound anchor near the ship.
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I saw that. It will be interesting to see what they can learn about it. I wonder if there are any records of what was placed there to fill the land. |
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07-15-2010, 12:16 PM
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Very interesting find! Thanx for posting!
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07-15-2010, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Rggr
I saw that. It will be interesting to see what they can learn about it. I wonder if there are any records of what was placed there to fill the land.
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All of the World Trade Center site is landfill. I used to work with a few men who worked on the original WTC, and back then in the 60's they were calling in the NY Archeological society when they found parts of ships and bottles and other items from back when it was all part of the river. |
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