Gowanus Archeologist: Historic Finds in Murky Waters?

April 8, 2010 | Posted by javal

Underneath the Gowanus Canal is a story waiting to be told. It begins before Ulysses S. Grant was president and continues through 156 years of neglect.

Now, due to a little-known requirement of the upcoming Superfund cleanup, the canal will soon receive a mandatory archaeological assessment, and answers to its long and twisted history may be uncovered.

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