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New York fort cannons traced to Florida wreck HMS Looe
Research by underwater archaeologist Joseph Zarzynski ties nine iron cannons on Fort William Henry’s replica ramparts to HMS Looe, a 1741 British warship sunk off Florida Keys in 1744. The study of 68 cannons confirms the Florida provenance long suspected since the fort opened in 1954 and follows a 20 minute documentary on the discovery.
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Albany
N.Y
Upstate
New York
Florida Keys
Joseph Zarzynski
Wilton
Fort William Henry
Zarzynski
Lake George
Keys
Looe
England
Fort
Love Key
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Joseph W. Zarzynski
Liz Zieschang
Claudia Young