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Philadelphia’s 18th-century waterfront emerges during archaeological dig on Columbus Boulevard

The West Shipyard site yields more evidence of the city's early shipbuilding days as archaeologists excavate in advance of development.

Archaeologist Doug Mooney at the West Shipyard archaeological dig that has revealed remnants of the shipyard and related artifacts dating back to the early 18th century,
Archaeologist Doug Mooney at the West Shipyard archaeological dig that has revealed remnants of the shipyard and related artifacts dating back to the early 18th century,Read moreJESSICA GRIFFIN / Staff Photographer