Shipwrecks, Treasure, Hoards, and Finds From Around the World

Non-Fleet related news including shipwrecks, treasure, hoards and finds from around the globe.

$2 Bills are Older Than the United States

In the spring of 1775, the first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired, beginning the American colonies’ arduous journey to sever ties with the British monarchy. As the war pressed on, the colonies faced

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H. L. Hunley Recovered 25 Years Ago Today

Image: Conrad Wise Chapman – Submarine Torpedo Boat H.L. Hunley, Dec. 6, 1863 Friends of the Hunley: Today marks a milestone 25 years in the making. On August 8, 2000, the H. L. Hunley —

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Post Offices Used to Double as Banks

Amid the labor upheavals of the late 19th century, many workers had a distrust of for-profit banks. Labor groups such as the Knights of Labor and the National Grange lobbied for an alternative place for

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