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Dig planned for site of proposed NY-Vt. ferry

November 6, 2009 By The Associated Press CHRIS CAROLA (Associated Press Writer)

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York archaeological team began work Friday on a state-owned campground at an 18th-century military site where a temporary ferry service is being considered to replace the closed Champlain Bridge, officials said.

Experts from the New York State Museum in Albany were planning to excavate sections of the Crown Point campground, adjacent to the bridge at the south end...

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