1852 shipwreck excavated at Coos Bay

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COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) — Archeologists excavating a site at Coos Bay say they are certain it was the camp built in 1852 by 35 dragoon soldiers after their ship wrecked on North Spit.

The site was discovered in 2009 and scientists dug into it last week.

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