Article: ARTIFACTS FOUND AT NEW FERRY LANDING SITE.(LOCAL)

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 ...

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