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Nor'easter Exposes 19th-Century Shipwreck on Nantucket

A weekend nor'easter exposed large wooden segments of a 19th-century schooner on a Nantucket beach. The wreckage is believed to be from the Warren Sawyer, which ran aground in 1884. Experts are expected to inspect the remains to confirm the identification.

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Storm seems to have exposed segments of the Warren Sawyer, a wooden vessel that ran aground in 1884 The nor’easter storm that pummeled New England over the weekend looks to have exposed large segments of a 19th-century schooner shipwrecked in the so-called graveyard of the Atlantic. The Warren Sawyer was sailing from New Orleans to Boston carrying cotton and scrap iron when the three-masted wooden vessel ran aground…

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Nor’easter unearths pieces of 19th-century shipwreck in Massachusetts

Storm seems to have exposed segments of the Warren Sawyer, a wooden vessel that ran aground in 1884 The nor’easter storm that pummeled New England over the weekend looks to have exposed large segments of a 19th-century schooner shipwrecked in the so-called graveyard of the Atlantic. The Warren Sawyer was sailing from New Orleans to Boston carrying cotton and scrap iron when the three-masted wooden vessel ran aground…

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Powerful nor’easter uncovers 19th-century shipwreck on US island

A powerful nor’easter has exposed splintered wooden beams on a Nantucket beach, possibly from a 19th-century shipwreck. Experts will inspect the wreckage, which may be linked to the Warren Sawyer, a schooner lost off Nantucket in 1884.

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