Thanks for the ping!, Clemenza, and the post, Lorianne. On another ancient ship/WTC note, the
Tyger, Adrean Block's ship of 1613 was likely dug up when they were building the original WTC. Block was the first European to ever spend the night in Manhattan, and explored the waters around the metro area and Long Island, and gave his name to Block Island.
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