Big Question about Sebastian Inlet

[Cappy Z.]

When they the govt blew it open with dynamite etc, did the debris from the rock/coquina explosion move south and then re hardened along the coast possibly burying treasure?

two years ago when I was there I saw a guy digging a trench from his daughters sand castle to the ocean. I was shocked to see hard packed shell matrix only nine or ten inches down.

Thanks

 

[mad4wrecks]

That "hard packed shell matrix" is called coquina or Anastasia limestone and it is pretty much what the state of Florida is sitting upon. On the beaches down here in Martin and Palm Beach counties, it is fairly evident. Google "Blowing Rocks" beach.

 

[Cappy Z.]

That "hard packed shell matrix" is called coquina or Anastasia limestone and it is pretty much what the state of Florida is sitting upon. On the beaches down here in Martin and Palm Beach counties, it is fairly evident. Google "Blowing Rocks" beach.

Thanks Mad4wrecks. I value that chunk of info. I was also wondering where did all that coquina go that the army corp of engineers blew up making the Sebastian Inlet? Did it just float away or did the army dump it north or south of the new inlet? There could be a alot of treasure under it?

 

[wreckdiver1715]

A little history on Sebastian Inlet...
In 1715 Sebastian Inlet did not exist. The first of many attempts to create the inlet took place in 1872, and it was not until 1895 that water flowed freely between the Atlantic and the Indian River. However, this was short lived and more attempts were made in 1918, 1919. It was in 1924 that a 400 foot rock jetty was created with limited success, and between 1924 - 1941 the Inlet was closed and reopened many times. The inlet was closed by Mother Nature in 1941 and remained closed until 1947.
In 1947, new construction of the Inlet was moved a little to the south to its present day location and opened again in 1948, and has remained open ever since. In the 1950's the north and south jetties are lengthened and strengthened with concrete.
In 1965 the A1A Bridge over the inlet was completed.
In 1961 Kip Wagner discovered the survivor's camp (actually it was his dog); two and a half miles south of the inlet at the site that is currently the McLarty Treasure Museum. The fresh water well is still located on that property in the wooded area between the Museum and A1A, well north of the site of Kip's cabin.

Tom

 

[Cappy Z.]

In 1961 Kip Wagner discovered the survivor's camp (actually it was his dog); two and a half miles south of the inlet at the site that is currently the McLarty Treasure Museum. (Wreckdiver1715)

I have studied the 'narrowing' of the land where the survivor camp was. I find it interesting that they would have needed wood etc. and protection from the elements. Do you think they went north towards the park, or south? Or perhaps right across the Indian river to get basic needs? Of any kind?

Thanks for the info.

 

[wreckdiver1715]

Considering the total number of survivors along with the number of survivor camps along the coast and the length of time that the survivors, and later the salvers lived and worked at this site. I would say that they went north, south and west foraging for food and raw materials for basic survival.

 

[Cappy Z.]

Considering the total number of survivors along with the number of survivor camps along the coast and the length of time that the survivors, and later the salvers lived and worked at this site. I would say that they went north, south and west foraging for food and raw materials for basic survival.

Is it possible in terms of 'common sense' or perhaps human nature for whatever the reason...some form of treasure could be shallowly buried on the 'west' side of the Indian river etc.?

Thanks.

 

[wreckdiver1715]

Yep! and I have heard some stories to that effect.

 

[deepsix47]

They also met local Natives, who in the beginning helped them. Later, as usual, the Spaniards showed their true nature and some of the survivors paid with their lives. It's also interesting that a number of cashes have been found on the mainland in the Sebastian area. One that comes to mind was a cache of 8 Reales that turned up in about 94/95. They were found by a school kid playing in the woods in back of his school. He kicked at a pile of dirt and and into the cache. I think it was likely a stash some Native had stolen from the wreck area. It's also possible that some Spaniard stashed them while on a hunting party and never made it back.

This particular stash made the papers several times as the kid filed suit against his parents who were trying to take the coins from him. I don't really remember how that turned out but we swept the woods with MD's for more and came up empty handed.

Deepsix

 

[mad4wrecks]

A large cache of Spanish reales was also found near US1 and Grant/Micco rd.(?) when they were building a new Walgreens at that corner. A local historian named Homer Cato had several of these tales. Archival documentation exists that tells of the salvors in 1715-1718 taking recovered treasure to the west shore of the Indian River lagoon to keep it out of the hands of the marauding pirates.

Tom

 

[Cappy Z.]

I'm curious with the new over 50 year rule in Fl if that kid found those coins today in 2009 would the state of crooks take it from him?

 

[Cappy Z.]

A large cache of Spanish reales were also found near US1 and Grant/Micco rd.(?) when they were building a new Walgreens at that corner. A local historian named Homer Cato has several of these tales. Archival documentation exists that tells of the salvors in 1715-1718 taking recovered treasure to the west shore of the Indian River lagoon to keep it out of the hands of the marauding pirates.

Tom

Any documentation about those survivors making small boats to get across the river?
btw, I googled the area and am shocked at the lack of development. Looks like a great place to MD IF one can get permission.