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15) The British ship FANNY ran aground N of Cape Florida on March, 1782. [4]

16) A 1786 wreck known as the "BAREFOOT MAILMAN" was salvaged by Mel Fisher in the leases licensed E-14 and E-14 supplemental. Copper sheathing and canons were raised in the 1950's. Possible silver shavings and a figurehead were also recovered. [2] [3] [4]

17) The L’Athenaise, a prison ship ground in 1804. The surviving prisoners and the ships crew suffered great hardship walking N to St. Augustine. [5]

18) A ship, the SUPPLY was lost possibly near Hillsboro Inlet, in 1821.[4]

19) A Spanish brig called "GIL BLAS" ran aground near Hillsboro Inlet in September of 1835. [3] [4]

20) The "CYRUS BUTLER", a bark, wrecked at Hillsboro Inlet on August 11th, 1837. [7]

21) The brig Alna, 20 miles N of Cape Florida, beached in a gale on 7 Sept, 1838. [6] [4]

22) The brig Courier de Tampico, beached 12 miles N of Cape Florida, in Sept. 1838. Another report puts it near New River Inlet. [4] [6]

23) The brig Export went ashore near Caesar’s Creek, in 1838. [6]

24) A ship, unnamed, lost in the same storm off Caesar’s Creek, in 1838. [6]

25) Three sloops, Alabama, Dread,Caution, went ashore in the same gale near Cape Florida in 1838. [6]

26) The schooners Caledonia and CAROLINA lost on the reef supposedly not far from the COURIER DE TAMPICO, possibly near New River, in Sept., 1838. [6]

27) The schooner FORREST struck a reef N of Key West. Approx. Sept., 1838. [6]

28) The Fort Lauderdale Wreck found off Sunrise Blvd; coins from 1839 give approx. date of wreck. Excellent artifact recovery. [4]

29) The "SAINT GEORGE," traveling from England to New Orleans, was lost on the Florida shore in 1841. Ship and cargo were valued at 12,000 pounds. [1]

30) The "FORMENTO," a Spanish brig, wrecked on March 8, 1848, near Pompano Beach. [5] [7]

31) The "SAXONY" wrecked at Hillsboro Inlet on April 8, 1854. More than half of the cargo of light pine was recovered. [4] [7]

 

                                  

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