I am looking for a quote, (I thought it was in Florida's Golden Galleons, by Burgess and Clausen) Anyway, it has to do with the "Colored Beach" wreck deriving its name "from the beautiful multi-colored seashells" found on the shore. I looked in Florida's Golden Galleons, three times and can't find it...prehaps it is in another book or article by Burgess or maybe even another author.
Anyway, the site was NOT named for the "Sea Shells" but at the time of the discovery, in the segregated south, the particular beach opposite the site was used by African Americans. The park is now named Frederick Douglass Park and the State refers to the site as "The Douglass Beach Wreck." Stilll to many of that old-time salvors, including Mo Molinar, it will always be the "Colored Beach" wreck.
So if anybody knows where the particular quote is I am looking for I would appreciate letting em know where it came from.
I am looking for a quote, (I thought it was in Florida's Golden Galleons, by Burgess and Clausen) Anyway, it has to do with the "Colored Beach" wreck deriving its name "from the beautiful multi-colored seashells" found on the shore. I looked in Florida's Golden Galleons, three times and can't find it...prehaps it is in another book or article by Burgess or maybe even another author.
Anyway, the site was NOT named for the "Sea Shells" but at the time of the discovery, in the segregated south, the particular beach opposite the site was used by African Americans. The park is now named Frederick Douglass Park and the State refers to the site as "The Douglass Beach Wreck." Still to many of the old-time salvors, including Mo Molinar, it will always be the "Colored Beach" wreck.
So if anybody knows where the particular quote is I am looking for I would appreciate letting me know where it came from.
the quote was not a about sea shells --but rather that it was called the "colored" beach wreck because of the large amount of golden "colored" coins found there -- the "color" being gold -- of course they were being a bit PC in the book --- ir was called "colored beach" due to thats where the "colored" folks swam at. --- you are quite correct of course but into todays PC world GASP you can't dare to tell that "truth" --cuz they can not handle it. --- Ivan
It really wasnt that long ago that Florida was segregated. It was segregated in my lifetime. Colored Beach, Frederick Douglass Park, The Douglass Beach Wreck, Gold Wreck, they are all the same. I think more gold coins were found there than at any of the other sites.
As far as the multi-colored shells on the beach I would like to comment. I dont remember Colored Beach but our beaches in SE Florida were naturally made up of broken rounded shell fragments. We had little sand so to speak. It was a very pretty yellow beach made up entirely of small colored shell fragments.
Now with renourishment our beaches are made up of DIRT. We now have an ugly brown sand. If you dig deep enough, you will still find the original beach with chunky white, yellow and orange shell fragments.
I live in a state of rules where I am not permitted to live on my own country land because my home is not 130 MPH rated! I can only visit it from time to time and pay the fines. I feel so safe with Big Government protecting me. In some states its illegal to collect rainwater.
Galleon Hunter-you are correct about the quote "multi-colored seashells" allegedly being how Colored Beach got it's name. They were just trying to be politically correct (BTW, I still call it Colored Beach myself) I thought the quote was in Gold, Galleons and Archaeology but it may be in Pieces of Eight.
"The Colored Beach Wreck site is a very popular treasure beach; especially if you live in the south Florida area. The reason why it's called Colored Beach is for all the gold coins this beach has yielded."
Colored Beach, home of the famous "Christmas Tree" beach marker (hung a few things on that myself). I was always told by the locals that the name was common as it was the beach the local blacks had to use. I grew up in Florida in the days of segregation. It was a sad time in our history. Bob Weller and Mo Molinar worked it heavily I believe.
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We now have an ugly brown sand. If you dig deep enough, you will still find the original beach with chunky white, yellow and orange shell fragments.
