Housatonic
Americannoun
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The Civil War also made a little naval history when the Confederacy's Hunley became the first submarine to sink an opposing warship when it attacked the USS Housatonic in 1864.
From Salon ● May 14, 2022
The birders have reached Milford Point, a barrier beach at the mouth of the Housatonic River.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 15, 2021
Deziel said in a statement that the agreement protects human health and the environment and “ensures that the Housatonic River and its floodplain are restored and preserved as an asset to the community and wildlife.”
From Washington Times ● Feb. 10, 2020
Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back The team travels to Seymour, Conn., to help a family-owned restaurant on the Housatonic River that once maintained a high standard in fine dining.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2019
A century-and-a-half after it sunk the Housatonic and more than twenty years after the submarine was raised, it remains a mystery.
From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler
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