New York: 18th Century Ship Found

[towhead]

Cool: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/07/15/18th-century-ship-found-a_n_647233.html

 

[woodswalker]

That is pretty freaking AWESOME....I didn't know that they were still digging there at ground zero!!! I visited there in 2008 and they already had the 9th story of the Freedom tower built...and that was what was the underground portion.....

Here's what it looked like when I was there...

 

[woodswalker]

And another view.....still was heavily secured area then....

 

[woodswalker]

Sorry to horn in on your thread Julie[&:] Just thought I'd share a few of the memories from my whole experience there....

 

[morbious_fod]

Just goes to show that you never know what is under your feet. Hmmm I wonder if this practice has any relation to the people of the Appalachian Mountains using cars as landfill to extend the flat areas of their yards? A friend of mine when I lived in Honaker, VA had a 1955 Chevrolet buried in his front yard near the creek. You could still look though the window inside the vehicle. In Buchanan County VA I know of a 1950's era Buick buried in another person's yard. It's awesome to see that the cosmopolitan city of New York has something in common with the backwoods of Southwest Virginia. LOL!

 

[GuntherHess]

Update
New York: 18th Century Ship Found

Archeologists have found several skeletons so far. They appear to be early Arab sailors from thier garments. From what they have reconstructed it appears as though they intentionally sailed the ship into the side of an early 18th century English trading post that stood next to the site. How strange.

 

[morbious_fod]

ORIGINAL: GuntherHess

Update
New York: 18th Century Ship Found

Archeologists have found several skeletons so far. They appear to be early Arab sailors from thier garments. From what they have reconstructed it appears as though they intentionally sailed the ship into the side of an early 18th century English trading post that stood next to the site. How strange.

You crazy! LOL!

 

[madman]

YO CRAZY.....................

 

[BttleDiggerDrew]

Supposedly it was a merchant ship used for landfill..

 

[coqakola]

yeah..my grandfather has a full size school bus burried with just the back door visible...was the "storm shelter" for years..you can go inside and see all the worms and stuff through the windows..i always thought it was awesome as a kid....good times