Historic Site Damaged
United Press International
NANTUCKET, Mass. —
More than 100 townspeople began rebuilding Nantucket Island’s oldest home Friday after a lightning bolt shattered the chimney and blew off part of the 301-year-old building’s roof, officials said. Lightning struck the chimney of the Jethro Coffin House on Thursday, scattering bricks more than 100 yards away.
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