A Revolutionary War-era boat is being painstakingly rebuilt after centuries buried beneath Manhattan
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Research assistant Alyssa Carpenter inspects timbers from of a wooden Revolutionary War-era gunboat to prepare for the craft's partial reconstruction at the New York State Museum, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Albany, New York (AP Photo/Michael Hill)Visitors to the New York State Museum view a Revolutionary War-era gunboat that is being partially reconstructed, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Albany, New York. (AP Photo/Michael Hill)Peter Fix, left, and Alyssa Carpenter of Texas A&M's Center for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation work on a wooden Revolutionary War-era gunboat at the New York State Museum, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Albany, New York. (AP Photo/Michael Hill)Research assistant Marissa Agerton cleans a piece of wood from a Revolutionary War-era gunboat to prepare for the craft's partial reconstruction at the New York State Museum, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Albany, New York. (AP Photo/Michael Hill)Research assistant Alyssa Carpenter works beneath a wooden Revolutionary War-era gunboat to prepare for the craft's partial reconstruction at the New York State Museum, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Albany, New York. (AP Photo/Michael Hill)
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Research assistant Alyssa Carpenter inspects timbers from of a wooden Revolutionary War-era gunboat to prepare for the craft's partial reconstruction at the New York State Museum, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Albany, New York (AP Photo/Michael Hill)