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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Michael Hill

Workers digging at the World Trade Center site found a mystery boat. Now they’re rebuilding it

Visitors to the New York State Museum view a Revolutionary War-era gunboat that is being partially reconstructed - (Associated Press)

A remarkable piece of American history, a Revolutionary War-era boat, is slowly being reassembled at the New York State Museum, 15 years after its improbable discovery beneath Manhattan's World Trade Center site.

Workers excavating the site stumbled upon the sodden timbers of the 50-foot vessel, which had lain buried for over two centuries, a relic from the nation's formative years.

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