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Nor'easter uncovers nearly 250-year-old shipwreck in Maine
« on: March 06, 2018, 01:52:14 pm »
Nor'easter uncovers nearly 250-year-old shipwreck in Maine
USA Today NetworkBeth McEvoy, WCSH-TV, Portland, Maine Published 7:58 a.m. ET March 6, 2018 | Updated 8:24 a.m. ET March 6, 2018
 

YORK, Maine — The storm that battled the coast over the weekend flooding streets and destroying homes, also unearthed the skeleton of a ship buried at Short Sands Beach in York.

The ship was likely built in the 18th century and wrecked around 1769, Leith Smith, historical archaeologist for the Maine Preservation Commission, told ABC News

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2018/03/06/noreaster-uncovers-nearly-250-year-old-ship-wreck-maine/398269002/
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