A different kind of holiday treat appeared on the shores of Stone Harbor this weekend after a change in sand levels unearthed the remains of a shipwreck from the 1800s.

The vessel is still partially covered in sand and measures about 25 feet long, and is at the southern portion of the Stone Harbor beach.

The origin of the ship is not clear, although some locals have speculated that the shipwreck is the remains of a vessel that sank near the Hereford Inlet in the 1800s.

This would not be the first documented shipwreck at the shore. The area near where the remains were found was dangerous territory for sailors before the Hereford Lighthouse in North Wildwood was installed, according to Stan Sperlak, a board member at the Cape May County Museum.

Sperlak believes the remains belong to a ship that sunk in 1886, called the D.H. Ingraham, a schooner that was bound for Richmond, Virginia, with a cargo of the mineral lime, according to Five Mile Beach Sun archives.

The remains of a ship lie on the beach at Stone Harbor Point, Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018. Some local historians believe the ship dates back to the late 1800s. (Lori M. Nichols | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com) Lori M. Nichols | NJ Advance Media for NJ.comLori M. Nichols | NJ Advance Med

The newspaper recounted the vessel sinking about a mile and a half north of the Hereford Lighthouse. Station employees rescued the five-person crew after the schooner had caught fire.

This is not the first shipwreck to be discovered along the Jersey Shore, as wrecks large and small have dotted the coast. In 2014, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers discovered the remains of a centuries old shipwreck when making repairs to the Barnegat Inlet jetty after Hurricane Sandy.

Photos of the wreck in Stone Harbor have been circulating on social media for the past few days to the delight of maritime historians and photographers.

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Large storms, high winds and shifting sands play a large role in revealing the remains of shipwrecks.

Similar to the “ghost tracks” of southern Cape May County in March visitors have been wandering out the beach to visit and snap a picture of the remains.

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