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Article: ARTIFACTS FOUND AT NEW FERRY LANDING SITE.(LOCAL)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- September 1, 1996
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Byline: JANIE BRYANT, STAFF WRITER
PORTSMOUTH -- The new ferry landing at the foot of High Street is the cornerstone in the city's Vision 2005 plan - billed as a ``gateway'' to the future.
But construction workers digging that new riverfront inlet recently stumbled upon a vision of the city's past.
A Coast Guardsman who dabbles in archaeology had been regularly stopping by the construction site to watch out for artifacts.
Two weeks ago he noticed a patch of red brick.
``From the side it looked pretty much like a brick foundation or something that hadn't been disturbed,'' said U.S. Coast Guard Marine Science Technician 2nd ...