Defense Shipwreck Fishers Island Silver

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Defense Shipwreck Fishers Island Silver

Lost Treasure CT • New London County County
Description
Fishers Island legend of chests of silver Continental dollars lost when the ship Defense sank offshore — a Revolutionary wreck hoard on the Connecticut–New York border.
Historical Notes
Fishers Island lies at the eastern entrance to Long Island Sound between Connecticut and New York. Compiled guides credit the Defense wreck with multiple chests of silver Continental dollars never salvaged. The tradition pairs with New London Pier ingot lore along the same southeastern Connecticut sound corridor.
Status / Verification legend — Legendary or approximate

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