June’s Treasure of the Month has been chosen because of a recent distinction bestowed on it by the Fleet Society. Before we describe this item, a little background is necessary. The State of Florida owns a vast collection of Spanish Colonial coins salvaged from shipwrecks in Florida’s waters. It is the largest such collection in […]
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A few years ago I contacted a friend of mine who was writing a book about the 1715 Fleet. He was my “go to” guy, so to speak, whenever I needed some out of the way question about the 1715 Fleet answered. At the time, I was writing an article myself for the Society’s website.
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Hello Fleet Society enthusiasts, this is Craig Grella here – web admin for the 1715 Fleet Society. I’m happy to announce that we’ve posted the third and final group of Gold Cob images from the State of Florida collection. Again, they can be accessed from three areas: The front page of the website. Simply scroll to the
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Since the National Trust for Historic Preservation created Preservation Week in 1971 it has grown into an annual celebration observed by small towns and big cities throughout the country. May has been deemed Historic Preservation Month. To read about the latest preservation efforts in Florida, you can access the Florida Division of Historical Resources at flheritage.com.
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May 1st marks the five year Anniversary of the launching of the 1715 Fleet Society website. On this day in 2011, we premiered the website with the initial goal of educating everyone about an important historic event: the (then) upcoming 300th Anniversary of the loss of the 1715 Plate Fleet on July 31, 1715. It was
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May’s Treasure of the Month is this beautiful gold and red coral rosary, complete and flawless, weighing 60.09 g. At 19 ½” long, this impressive religious artifact is in an excellent state of preservation, with all the coral and gold beads intact. Considered to be very rare and expensive, red coral was a popular constituent
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