Here is a recent article sent to us by Dave Crooks (Member #7). Dave is the Fleet Society’s Librarian. He provides us with most of the articles regarding non-Fleet-related shipwrecks, treasures, hoards, and finds from around the globe. He sends us pertinent Fleet-related articles also, such as this article about the Miamisburg, Ohio Historical Society and its special event honoring Kip WagnerKip Wagner (1906 – 1972) was instrumental in the formation of the team that later became the Real Eight Company and one of the greatest salvage groups that ever explored the 1715 Fleet wrecks. He was... More, who is from there.
By LeAnne Marie McPherson
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – One of the most well-known American treasure hunters was from the Miami Valley.
The man, Kip WagnerKip Wagner (1906 – 1972) was instrumental in the formation of the team that later became the Real Eight Company and one of the greatest salvage groups that ever explored the 1715 Fleet wrecks. He was... More (1906 – 1972), will be the next focus of Miamisburg Historical Society’s upcoming America 250 Series Thursday, Aug. 27 event at 7 p.m.
Wagner moved from Miamisburg to Florida in the late 1940’s and is credited with the discovery of the 1715 Spanish Plate Fleet Wreck. Officials said eleven of the twelve Spanish galleons in the fleet had sunk off the east coast during a hurricane.
Wagner and his team, which included another famous treasure hunter, Mel Fisher, discovered the following: gold, silver and precious Chinese porcelain.
“At the time this treasure was valued at nearly 5 million dollars, but today would be worth around 52 million dollars. He is recognized by his peers as the first modern treasure hunter in North America and he started the recovery of many more millions of dollars in sunken treasure along Florida’s coastline,” wrote the Miamisburg Historical Society.
The “Kip WagnerKip Wagner (1906 – 1972) was instrumental in the formation of the team that later became the Real Eight Company and one of the greatest salvage groups that ever explored the 1715 Fleet wrecks. He was... More, Miamisburg’s Treasure Hunter” event will be held at the Miamisburg History Center, which is located at 35 South Fifth Street.
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/miamisburg-event-honor-famed-treasure-180003101.html
