Patrick Ford was walking along the banks of the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, earlier this month when he spotted what appeared to be the remains of an old shipwreck resting along the banks.
An investigation into the vessel has led archeologists to believe the ship may be the Brookhill Ferry, a ship that sank during a fierce storm in 1915, according to The Associated Press. It was used to ferry people and horse-drawn wagons across the river in the days before bridges were built, the AP reported.
