Sebastian Inlet Fla....Research dead-end...need help..

[RTR]

Sebastian Inlet was made "Wider" in 1872.What was it before 1872, anyone know ? I've come to a dead-end on this > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Inlet
To use the word "wider" in all related searches leads me to think it was some kind of smaller waterway (connecting Indian River w/the Atlantic).

 

Amazon Forum Fav 👍

A History of Mining on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska - Grab it through Amazon!

[Gulf Coast Pirate]

The Sebastian Fishing Museum in the Sebastian Inlet State Park has a lot of info on the inlet including pics of the inlet pre and post widening. Check them out.

 

[RTR]

The Sebastian Fishing Museum in the Sebastian Inlet State Park has a lot of info on the inlet including pics of the inlet pre and post widening. Check them out.

Thanks they have a lot of info but no maps/drawings/photos of it before 1872.Somebody's got to have something

 

[Gulf Coast Pirate]

Oh, sorry. Only been there a couple of times and thought I remembered pictures on the wall even showing a steam bucket dredging...

 

[RTR]

Oh, sorry. Only been there a couple of times and thought I remembered pictures on the wall even showing a steam bucket dredging...

Thanks anyhow,maybe they have been moved.I'll give them a call next week.

 

[RTR]

Oh, sorry. Only been there a couple of times and thought I remembered pictures on the wall even showing a steam bucket dredging...

Thanks anyhow,maybe they have been moved.I'll give them a call next week.View attachment 1944820

 

[Blak bart]

Im looking roger....dead end for me too....I'd imagine it was a shifty inlet with a nasty sand bar....just guessing though !!

 

[RTR]

Im looking roger....dead end for me too....I'd imagine it was a shifty inlet with a nasty sand bar....just guessing though !!

Thanks Buddy And I found that depth chart I emailed you about yesterday...That place sure is shallow

 

[Gulf Coast Pirate]

That pic is the bait shop on the north side of the inlet the museum is on the south side.

 

[RTR]

That pic is the bait shop on the north side of the inlet the museum is on the south side.

Yeah I know ,just shown for reference....See the big building in 2nd pix.

 

[ARC]

Sheesh RTR.. you could have just asked in The Random Chat Thread.

How many maps / charts do you want ? ? ?

In other words... you were never really at a dead end. heh

:P

Lemme see what i got.

 

[RTR]

Sheesh RTR.. you could have just asked in The Random Chat Thread.

How many maps / charts do you want ? ? ?

In other words... you were never really at a dead end. heh

:P

Lemme see what i got.

Thanks ! Please post what you have pre 1872 .Sketches/drawings/maps anything...U the Man !

 

[ARC]

First off... you do know... The first people arrived in the area in the mid 1800s... where several attempts by MANY to open a ?cut? or an inlet on the barrier island from the I.R Lagoon to the ocean...

Two guys tried and tried.... with the first to attempt a ?cut? in... well debated... was in 1872... but ... ?

The reason you cannot find early stuff of S. I... is simple... it did not become S.I...until 1884... PRIOR to this it was called "New Haven". so try using this.


Um... best "bone" i can throw you is this...

"The Sebastian Inlet District historical archive".

Did you know about this ?

 

[ARC]

here is the link...

https://www.sitd.us/the-history-of-sebastian-inlet

 

[RTR]

here is the link...

https://www.sitd.us/the-history-of-sebastian-inlet

Thanks yeah I've been there but nothing on what I'm looking for

 

[RTR]

Dunno... Long before the 1800s explorers made pretty good,pretty accurate, hand drawn maps of the new Worlds they discovered.Guess I'm just not looking in the right place's so far.

 

[ARC]

Dunno... Long before the 1800s explorers made pretty good,pretty accurate, hand drawn maps of the new Worlds they discovered.Guess I'm just not looking in the right place's so far.

I will dig around... see most of any maps that i think would shed the light you want...

Are rolled up in my collection... So bare with me... and i am hoping some others can perhaps chime in before it comes to me going that route... due to an inconvenient timing.

But i will get ya there with a little time work and luck.

 

[RTR]

Thanks, much appreciated AARC

 

[ARC]

Ok... what exactly do you want to know / looking for ?

What exact answer do you seek ?

Just the "widening" date ? ? ?

 

[newnan man]

I'm pretty sure it is not a natural inlet. During bad storms and hurricanes the ocean would sometimes cut through for awhile but it quickly filled back in. They have to continually dredge it now so it will not fill in the channel. While used extensively by fishing boats it is of no commercial value as it is too shallow and can get very rough during storms and certain high tide events. I've white knuckled through that inlet many times.