shipwreck from satallite
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itmaiden
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I know this location well. I use these maps quite frequently. Here is the history of what you are looking at in this photo.
"1900 Schooner MARY E. MORSE loaded with lumber, went aground on a reef just offshore from the village of Sebastian in September. Paul Kroegel, H.B. Howard, Stanley Kitching, Ray Ellis, and Fritz Leicht were in the salvage crew."
This water is very shallow and is best only for smaller boats. Small boat traffic was the norm up and down the East of Florida in the earlier days as it was the best mode of transportation for the area. There were many Steamboats also. Large bags of Salt and other goods for the settlers were shipped up and down this waterway from Titusville down to the Jupiter area.
But if you want to go dive for some old waterlogged lumber go ahead. In fact, it is theorized soaked lumber is what gave the Stradivarius Violins their unique sound quality. The famous violin maker used wood from logs that had been sitting in a river for a long time.
So I blew your cover, but it wasn't real treasure anyway ! Cheers !
Itmaiden
"1900 Schooner MARY E. MORSE loaded with lumber, went aground on a reef just offshore from the village of Sebastian in September. Paul Kroegel, H.B. Howard, Stanley Kitching, Ray Ellis, and Fritz Leicht were in the salvage crew."
This water is very shallow and is best only for smaller boats. Small boat traffic was the norm up and down the East of Florida in the earlier days as it was the best mode of transportation for the area. There were many Steamboats also. Large bags of Salt and other goods for the settlers were shipped up and down this waterway from Titusville down to the Jupiter area.
But if you want to go dive for some old waterlogged lumber go ahead. In fact, it is theorized soaked lumber is what gave the Stradivarius Violins their unique sound quality. The famous violin maker used wood from logs that had been sitting in a river for a long time.
So I blew your cover, but it wasn't real treasure anyway ! Cheers !
Itmaiden
scubatreasure said:
NO ........those are not loafs of bread........but possibly bricks of silver...Limo Bob
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Mary E. Morse, an American schooner was wrecked in a hurricane and beached on Dog Island, Florida in 1899
itmaiden
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Well this is interesting. My information came from a historical chronology on Sebastian, put together by a "George Keys".
I saw your information on the Internet also. So either there are 2 Mary E Morse Schooner or some error in recording.
The photo is consistent with a boat of some type hitting the reef beside it. It does look like it was carrying lumber and some other supplies. Might take a few phone calls.
itmaiden
I saw your information on the Internet also. So either there are 2 Mary E Morse Schooner or some error in recording.
The photo is consistent with a boat of some type hitting the reef beside it. It does look like it was carrying lumber and some other supplies. Might take a few phone calls.
itmaiden
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Fisheye,
You removed your "there is no reef in Indian River" comment. Just when I was going to give you the defintion of Reef from the American Heritage Dictionary.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/reef
For Everyone,
Anyway, this whole thing goes back to research. Do not waste your time, money and energy diving on something before you have done some research to make sure it is worth your while.
Divers need researchers, and researchers need Treasure
Researchers will trade research for treasure and divers benefit from the extra treasure they found because of the researchers.
It is a win win situation ! There is plenty of Gold to go around for everyone !
itmaiden
You removed your "there is no reef in Indian River" comment. Just when I was going to give you the defintion of Reef from the American Heritage Dictionary.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/reef
For Everyone,
Anyway, this whole thing goes back to research. Do not waste your time, money and energy diving on something before you have done some research to make sure it is worth your while.
Divers need researchers, and researchers need Treasure
Researchers will trade research for treasure and divers benefit from the extra treasure they found because of the researchers.It is a win win situation ! There is plenty of Gold to go around for everyone !
itmaiden
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Limo Bob,
The area you found with the wood looking lines is a clam or oyster farming area.Not a shipwreck or anything else.See the photo,you will see alot of white pvc pipes sticking up in a grid pattern.The clam and oyster farmers put bags of baby shell fish in grids.
The area you found with the wood looking lines is a clam or oyster farming area.Not a shipwreck or anything else.See the photo,you will see alot of white pvc pipes sticking up in a grid pattern.The clam and oyster farmers put bags of baby shell fish in grids.
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Bob, and Fisheye,
There used to be a wharf in this vicinity. It was put there by Gibson, the same Gibson who created "Gibson's Cut" ,the first inlet attempt in the area. Also, there is an oyster project going on in the river whereas artificial reefs/habitat are being created to encourage more oysters.
I believe the wharf came down in a hurricane if I remember correctly. There was major shipping traffic through here, for both transportation, tourism and shipping. There is always a possbility if you searched every square inch you may find a coin or two.
But the early records of this area describe money as being scarce. Trade was probably more the norm in those days.
itmaiden
There used to be a wharf in this vicinity. It was put there by Gibson, the same Gibson who created "Gibson's Cut" ,the first inlet attempt in the area. Also, there is an oyster project going on in the river whereas artificial reefs/habitat are being created to encourage more oysters.
I believe the wharf came down in a hurricane if I remember correctly. There was major shipping traffic through here, for both transportation, tourism and shipping. There is always a possbility if you searched every square inch you may find a coin or two.
But the early records of this area describe money as being scarce. Trade was probably more the norm in those days.
itmaiden
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