Rockport lime kiln, cover is modern, for protection from the elements
The kiln sent most of its output to New York. A lot of the cement in Manhattan came from here
Rockport Harbor, July 4th, 2015, kiln it to the right in this picture looking south
Posted on 05/27/2016 7:54:05 PM PDT by ConservativeStatement
A construction crew in Boston stumbled upon an "incredibly rare" find beneath the city's street: a 19th-century shipwreck.
"Nothing like this has been found in Boston, in filled-in ground, before," City of Boston archeologist Joe Bagley said. "This is incredibly rare and incredibly amazing."
The ship is a wooden sloop that's at least 50 feet long, according to CBS News, dating to the mid-to-late 1800s. It was discovered last week about 25 feet below grade during construction on a new office building. But Bagley, according to the Boston Globe, said the ship could be even older.
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Rockport lime kiln, cover is modern, for protection from the elements
The kiln sent most of its output to New York. A lot of the cement in Manhattan came from here
Rockport Harbor, July 4th, 2015, kiln it to the right in this picture looking south
That’s awesome!
Boston Harbor.
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