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The wreck was found on 20 July 1985 by treasure hunters, who soon began to raise $400 million in coins and silver. Nuestra Señora del Populo Spain: 1733 A ship in the 1733 Spanish Plate Fleet that was wrecked along the Florida Keys. USS Patrol No. 1 United States Navy: 10 September 1919
The murky, oft-mythologized history of piracy is brought vividly to life at the museum, which claims to house more than 800 authentic pirate artifacts, including a blunderbuss allegedly used by ...
Since 2014, part of the treasure has been on display in several Spanish public museums as part of an extensive itinerant exhibit relating to the sinking of the ship, and the recovery of the treasure. On August 30, 2017, as a follow-up to the project, the Spanish Navy rescued two cannons, named "Santa Barbara" and "Santa Rufina", each weighing ...
The St. Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum is a museum dedicated to pirate artifacts. Formerly known as the Pirate Soul Museum, the museum was located at 524 Front Street, Key West, Florida, United States. It was announced in February 2010 that the museum was being moved to St Augustine, Florida. It reopened there on December 8, 2010, as the St ...
South Beach Park, 1700 Ocean Drive, Vero Beach (free parking) Seagrape Trail Beach, 8462 N. SR A1A, Vero Beach. Treasure Shores Park, 11300 SR A1A, Vero Beach. Golden Sands Beach, 10350 SR A1A ...
Mel Fisher (August 21, 1922 – December 19, 1998) was an American treasure hunter best known for finding the 1622 wreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha in Florida waters. Personal life [ edit ]
I enjoyed the TCPalm's recent coverage of metal detecting on the Treasure Coast beaches (“Metal detecting, seeking buried treasure: Give these Treasure Coast, Florida, beaches a try”).
Legends of buried pirate treasure have existed for centuries, but authenticated discoveries are rare. For example, extensive excavations on Oak Island, Nova Scotia have not yielded any treasure. The only authenticated treasure chest in the United States is kept at the Pirate Soul Museum in St. Augustine, Florida. Buried treasure is a cultural ...