US EditionA Revolutionary War-era boat is being painstakingly rebuilt after centuries buried beneath Manhattan
- Workers excavating Manhattan's World Trade Center site discovered sodden timbers from a Revolutionary War-era boat 22 feet below street level in July 2010.
- The boat remained hidden underground for more than 200 years after being constructed in Philadelphia around 1775 to protect the city from British attack during the Revolutionary War.
- More than 600 pieces from the 50-foot vessel are undergoing painstaking reassembly at the New York State Museum, marking years of rescue and preservation work.
- Associate research scientist Peter Fix expressed surprise that the boat would eventually be displayed in a museum, noting that the restoration project he is overseeing is anticipated to be completed by the end of the month.
- The restoration preserves an important piece of American history and may reveal more about the boat’s use, which possibly included British service and defense efforts on the Delaware River.
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Revolutionary War-era boat buried in Manhattan for over 200 years is being painstakingly rebuilt
Workers digging at Manhattan’s World Trade Center site 15 years ago made an improbable discovery: sodden timbers from a boat built during the Revolutionary War that had been buried more than two centuries earlier.
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Arrayed like giant puzzle pieces on the museum floor, research assistants and volunteers spent weeks cleaning the timbers to prepare them for reassembly.
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