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Multiple colonial-era shipwrecks were discovered at Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site.

One wreck may be La Fortuna, a Spanish privateer that exploded in 1748.

Artifacts are at risk due to ongoing shoreline erosion.

Recovered timbers are being conserved at East Carolina University's Queen Anne's Revenge Conservation Laboratory.

Archaeologists recently discovered multiple shipwrecks at an area of a Brunswick County historic site at risk due to significant erosion.

A team with East Carolina University’s Program in Maritime Studies made the discoveries at the Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson (BTFA) State Historic Site, according to a news release from the school.

One group of remains may be those of La Fortuna, the Spanish privateer from Cuba that exploded

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