now arcologists are working to identify exactly what they founy and locals are coming face to face withheir city's history from more than 200 years ago. fox5's tom fitzgerald got a firsthand look.th >>reporter: an we're pranks an bromberg has been the arcologist in alexandria, virginia for a quarter century. >> it was totally water logged.g it was a good day when francine got the call that a 215 ship had been dug can up. >> an archaeological dream basically. the war era shipped was unearthed at this site that was being cleared for a new hotel. turns out this area used to be in the potomac river before it was back filled two centuries ago to expand alexandria's waterfront. we know that this ship was put in place sometime between 1775 and 1798. but who owned it, what did itit carry and who sailed on it, for now that remains a mystery. there are some thing we knownow about it not only is this ship historic it has also become something of a celebrity. look at that. they had to remove -- just as- soon as the fences were opened up to let folks look a look at this old ship a crowd sailed ine i

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