A sunken building on Port Royal. Talk about a transformation. Formerly known as the "Wickedest City on Earth," the once pirate-controlled town of Port Royal, Jamaica, has been named a new UNESCO World ...

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insider.si.edu: Pirate port; the story of the sunken city of Port Royal [by] Robert F. Marx Pirate port; the story of the sunken city of Port Royal [by] Robert F. Marx AOL: This Caribbean Island’s Sunken City Was a Pirate Stronghold—and Now It’s a New UNESCO World Heritage Site This Caribbean Island’s Sunken City Was a Pirate Stronghold—and Now It’s a New UNESCO World Heritage Site Reconstructs the history and civilization of a pirate city, most of which was pulled beneath the sea by an earthquake in 1692. Describes artifacts and treasures found through underwater archaeological ...

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