In the marshes of Brunswick County, North Carolina, archaeologists hit the jackpot.
Over just two months, researchers from East Carolina University unearthed the remains of four long-forgotten vessels along the shoreline of the Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site, also known as BTFA, a place rich in colonial history.
The crown jewel of the find might be La Fortuna, a Spanish ship that was reportedly blown to pieces during a local uprising in 1748, back when King George’s War made peaceful coastal life a lot more dangerous…