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Historian links Jones Beach namesake to 17th-century pirate heist
An amateur historian says he has found evidence that Thomas Jones, the namesake of New York's popular Jones Beach, played a key role in an infamous pirate heist in the Red Sea centuries ago.[1] CBS News reported that colonial-era documents suggest the 'King of the Pirates' and his violent crew got an assist from Jones.[2] The pirate is described as a murderous 17th-century figure.[2]
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