A Revolutionary War-era boat is being rebuilt after centuries buried beneath Manhattan

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Researchers believe it was a gunboat built in 1775 to defend Philadelphia. They don't know all the places the boat sailed to or why it ended up apparently neglected along the shore of lower Manhattan by the 1790s.

This story appeared on pbs.org, 2025-06-25 16:50:34.
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