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Minesweeper Tows “Old Ironsides” Past Marshfield, Ore., in 1933

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Since early days, sailing ships had been a major part of life in Marshfield, Ore., later named Coos Bay, but excitement ran high when the frigate USS Constitution paid a brief visit in February 1933.

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Shirley Nelson