Storms unveil shipwrecks, ghost forests off Oregon coast

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PORTLAND -- The storms that lashed Oregon's scenic coast this winter have dredged up an unusual array of once-buried secrets: old shipwrecks, historic cannons, ghost forests -- even oddities known as "red towers."

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/352526_beach25.html


PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The storms that have lashed Oregon's scenic coast this winter have dredged up an unusual array of once-buried secrets: old shipwrecks, historic cannons, ghost forests - even strangely shaped iron deposits.

One of the first ships to emerge from the sands was recently identified as the George L. Olson, which ran aground at Coos Bay's North Jetty on June 23, 1944.
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http://www.komotv.com/news/local/15980552.html
 

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