A 19th century shipwreck has been revealed at a local beach

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Island Beach State Park is a local state park and where my family has spent hundreds upon hundreds of summer days/nights. It is consistently rated as one of the best state parks in the country and one of the best beaches in the nation. It is also where my dad had his tragic ocean accident a couple of years ago. After the crazy winter weather that we've had lately there has been a lot of beach erosion there. A shipwreck from 1890 has been uncovered. The ship was the Lawrence N McKenzie and was carrying oranges from Puerto Rico on the way to New York City. The ship and cargo didn't make it but somehow the 8 members of the crew survived. The "shipwreck" doesn't look like much. It just looks like a pile of wood. Still IBSP has said that it is illegal to disturb it or take anything from it. The goal is to preserve it for the future but I don't understand the value of preserving it. I guess my mind is too limited. Its not like it is the Titanic. Anyway I saw this picture on the IBSP FB page a couple of days ago. What I found interesting is that the story is now on the UK's Daily Mail (US) site. The woman who is shown looking at the "wreck" is my friend Jen. She is the superintendent of the park. I texted her and said "you've gone international!"