Long-Lost Shipwreck Resurfaces on Jersey Shore as Officials Warn Against Disturbing the Ruins

Image: Remnants of the 19th-century schooner Lawrence N. McKenzie have resurfaced at Island Beach State Park along the Jersey Shore. (New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection)

The Lawrence N. McKenzie was carrying oranges when it sank in 1890 en route from Puerto Rico

By Andrea Margolis

The remnants of a 19th-century shipwreck have emerged from beneath the sands of a New Jersey beach.

The ruins were recently found at Island Beach State Park, a narrow barrier island along the Jersey Shore in Ocean County.

In a Jan. 22 Facebook post, the state park identified the wreck as the Lawrence N. McKenzie, a cargo ship built in 1883.

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