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Unearthing Brunswick Town's Colonial Past | Wilmington News
Students are uncovering hidden chapters of North Carolina’s colonial past at Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson, sifting soil for artifacts like pottery, pipes, and even engraved cuff links—while discovering Native American relics that deepen the site’s layered history. Once a bustling port vital to the British Navy and the origin of “Tar Heel,” this abandoned town vanished in 1776, but now, through digs and 1769 maps, archaeologists and students are piecing together its story—offering a tangible, emotional link to a community that predated the nation’s birth, as the country prepares to mark its…
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