Ship junked 200 years ago uncovered at WTC site

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jFMYeK6AVBXb8qfN0vOSzRflNcRwD9GVR0QO1

NEW YORK — The ship was buried as junk two centuries ago — landfill to expand a bustling little island of commerce called Manhattan. When it re-emerged this week, surrounded by skyscrapers, it was an instant treasure that popped up from the mud near ground zero.

A 32-foot piece of the vessel was found in soil 20 feet under street level, amid noisy bulldozers excavating a parking garage for the future World Trade Center. Near the site of so many grim finds — Sept. 11 victims' remains, twisted steel — this discovery was as unexpected as it was thrilling.

Historians say the ship, believed to date to the 1700s, was defunct by the time it was used around 1810 to extend the shores of lower Manhattan.

"A ship is the summit of what you might find under the World Trade Center — it's exciting!" said Molly McDonald, an archaeologist who first spotted two pieces of hewn, curved timber — part of the frame of the ship — peeking out of the muddy soil at dawn on Tuesday.

it all makes sense now

:evilgrin:

Since Puff, The Magic No-Planer is busy on another thread, I thought I'd pitch in here.

It was too easy.

You kill me, Berryhill.

weeks I;m quite positive there are legions of BS addicts right now diligently looking for a link between this ship and those mystery PTB controlling everything.

"On Thursday, archaeologists were quickly sketching, measuring and photographing the ship remnants to help them analyze the find later; the two pieces of timber that signaled the discovery were taken away immediately. It was not clear from the 32-foot piece how long the whole ship might have been."

Oh sure, spirit the evidence away before a proper investigation can be done. This has BFEE written all over it.

Sid

...before they tested the ship for explosive residue...

Petr Stuyvesant probably collected a huge insurance payoff.