May 24, 1964 – This Day in Fleet History

May 24, 1964

Mel Fisher finds “carpet of gold”. 1,033 gold coins discovered at the Douglass Beach wreckA 1715 Fleet wreck site located a few miles south of the Fort Pierce Inlet. It is often referred to by its old name, “Colored Beach.” In some early Real Eight Company correspondence, it was referr... More site, near Fort Pierce, Florida.

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