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Ancient Dugout Canoes at Lake Phelps

Creswell, NC

Lake Phelps concealed an extraordinary archaeological record beneath its water: dozens of ancient Native American dugout canoes have been discovered in and around the lake. Pettigrew State Park interprets these finds and the long human history surrounding the unusual shallow lake.

Filed under weird history: real events too strange to have made the textbook.

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Source: Atlas Obscura

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