Green Cove Springs Today

[hmonroe]

I am a scuba diver and I just got my husband into the new hobby of metal detecting since he won't dive. We live in Saint Johns, FL. I did some research on Green Cove Springs today since it is close to home. The old pier which in the 1800s was the main point of access by ship to GCS was on what is now called Walnut Street. I sent my husband down there today to do some searching of his own.
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Well..... He found some old Sprite cans with the pull tabs from the 70s? LOL Nothing else yet. He went back today.
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[HalfSpeed]

That sounds like my usual treasures. The real treasure is the hunt itself. Fun in the sun and surf and you never know what the next beep will bring! Happy hunting and keep the posts coming.

 

[Larsmed]

there are no known wrecks in the green cove springs area. However as far as land huting there have been buildings there since the late 1800s

 

[Chagy]

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,211873.0.html

 

[godisnum1]

Wait, let me get this straight... you're doing research for your husband and then sending him out to find it
What a stand-up wife!!!

Bran <><

 

[YankeeDownSouthAdv.]

first off WTG on helping the hubby!! If i could only get my wife(allybeanie on tnet) to help with research it would help so much! And also welcome to tnet, my wife and i love st. augustine, will et ya know next time we head out that way. ever try st. augustine beach??...chat at ya soon..gregg

 

[Larsmed]

I have seen some maps from the 1800s and there were many tourists to come down on steamers who left thier coins. If you want to go wreck diving, get your hubby to try south of GCS. More like along the banks of bayard area....There was an old spanish blockhouse there. Modern day it would be in the river.

Larry

 

[Sundancer]

I am a diver too (AOW) and dive for fossils and detecting. I am retired and can go anytime y'all want (wife's permission of course) so just email me or post here. Santa Fe River here has a lot of possibilities.

~Mike

 

[Larsmed]

Wow

talk about role reversal..You had to send your hubby down there..lol...Maske sure he comes back with something older that WWI

Larry