Associated Press
guardian.co.uk
Friday 14 August 2009 15.50 EDT
Dredging crews tear up remnants of British fort
Crews dredging chemicals damage remnants of what was once Britain's largest fort in colonial America
Crews dredging polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) from the Hudson river today ripped away remnants of what was once Britain's largest fort in colonial America, a mistake that incensed local officials who had feared the cleanup project would damage such relics in the area.
Neal Orsini said he was awoken this morning by the sound of dredging along his riverside property in Fort Edward, New York. Orsini said he later discovered that the dredgers had torn out the riverbank, along with two wooden beams that had been part of the original fort's waterfront bastion. A third beam was later found still buried at the site. Orsini said crews were supposed to stay away from that stretch of riverbank because of its archaeological significance.
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