redkneck Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 Man that's pretty cool. http://www.foxnews.com/slideshow/scitech/2010/07/15/ship-buried-th-century-unearthed-wtc-site/#slide=1?test=faces Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawg Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 That's pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 You funny John:D... Yes, the first rumor around the site was they found a ship that was supposedly from the 1600's, but it dates earlier to the mid 1800's. None the less a great find. They were excavating in a area that was not previously dug when the original towers were built. The memorial pools are taking the old foot prints of the old towers. This was in the south end of the site. The job is not closed and the entire site is 16 acres. Where this ship was found was at the old waters edge. Much of lower Manhattans Battery Park city(West of WTC) is built from fill when the original towers were built back in the 60's. This area was never dug as deep as they are digging now. So the shore line was much closer than it is now. They kept dumping fill at rivers edge creating land. It makes sense to find nautical artifacts on where the shore line would be. It is not where I am working. But I might take a stroll on by tomorrow for a look see . It has been the largest job I have ever been on in my 26 years in construction in NYC. I am proud to work there and being part of the rebuilding process is something quite special to me. The quality of the work that is getting put in is incredible. Every trade is busting their butt to make everything perfect. Look here for the live job site web cam. http://www.national911memorial.org/site/PageServer?pagename=new_visit_earthcam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 Saw that on the news last night as well and wondered if you would get to see it Anthony. Pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntnMa Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 Too cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RTPROFamily Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 Anthony it must be awesome to be working on something so important to our country! Thank you for doing it! That is a great story and pics. of the boat. Are they going to move the boat or leave it there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 That is really cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairiepredator Posted July 17, 2010 Report Share Posted July 17, 2010 That is pretty neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goinghuntin Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 Read about this last night. Pretty cool I thought. Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 Neat! :camera: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clrj3514 Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 Sweeeeeeet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted July 18, 2010 Report Share Posted July 18, 2010 Are they going to move the boat or leave it there? They will remove what they found after making sure the area is free of any other artifacts that could be of historical value. Construction will continue. The ship area has, as I had expected it to become, a restricted area. My ID won't allow me access to that area. Everything is under strict security. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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