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Nor’easter uncovers possible fragment of 19th-century shipwreck on Nantucket shore
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- Sep 28, 2026, 5:25 PM UTC
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Consolidated town and county in Massachusetts, United States
Nantucket is an island in Massachusetts, United States, about 30 miles (48 km) south of the Cape Cod peninsula. Together with the small islands of Tuckernuck and Muskeget, it constitutes the Town and County of Nantucket, a combined county/town government. Nantucket is the southeasternmost town in Massachusetts. The name "Nantucket" is adapted from similar Algonquian names for the island.
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A local journalist spotted wreckage most likely belonging to the Warren Sawyer near where fragments believed to be from the doomed schooner were discovered in 2022.
The remains appear to be from the Warren Sawyer, a schooner that wrecked on the island's shore in 1884.
The discovery came on Saturday, Sept. 26, as strong winds and heavy rains struck the Northeast