A Baton Rouge, Louisiana, resident hunting for artifacts in the Mississippi River was amazed to find the wreck of a 19th-century ship in the drought-stricken waterway, CNN affiliate WBRZ reports.
Severe drought across the Midwest has shrunk the Mississippi to record lows, with more than 40 river gauges in the river basin reporting low water levels, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
McGimsey told the station that the remains of the ship had been known about for some time. The wreck was believed to be that of the Brookhill, a trading ship that had been built in 1896 in Indiana, he said. McGimsey said an archaeological firm had carried out some research on the wreck when it was exposed 30 years ago.
"For the most part, there are not good documents on boat building, especially once you get back into the area of wooden ships," McGimsey told WBRZ. "They have a lot of individuality in these boats, and there are so few of them remaining. This is a rare example of one from around 1900."
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