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Season 6, Episode 7

Season 6 Episode 7

Black Tom Shell; USS Olympia Glass; Front Street Blockhouse

Is this shell from a devastating act of foreign sabotage on U.S. soil? Did this farmhouse door sail into battle in one of America's greatest naval victories? Did this unassuming house protect an American colony from attack almost 300 years ago?

AIR DATE 8/10/08

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    HISTORY DETECTIVES returns to explore the stories behind historic sites, artifacts and tall tales told in cities across the country, with the help of an inquisitive team of fact-finders with an uncanny talent for uncovering the truth.

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