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What mysterious trunk washed up in Florida?

While “nothing of interest” was found inside the trunk, the park called it a “unique piece of history.” “What we found today is a Vintage 1930s Steamer Trunk,” the park said. “It is a brand called 'NEVERBREAK Trunks. ' Manufactured By: L.



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Last month people noticed wood jutting from the sand in Daytona Beach Shores. Speculation ran wild, but archaeologists now say it was a ship, most likely a 19th-century merchant vessel.

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The Forgotten Coast (Franklin County, FL) is a large rural county, sparsely populated and tucked behind the pines of the Apalachicola National Forest along the Gulf of Mexico in the panhandle of Florida. It is about 75 miles southwest of Tallahassee and 65 miles east of Panama City.

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Augustine Lighthouse Archeologist Chuck Meide has confirmed that the mystery object buried on Daytona Beach Shores is a shipwreck. The wreckage can be seen poking out from underneath the sand.

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If you find simple trinkets on a public beach or private property, then you can probably keep those items. Some counties and parks require you to report any found item (in case someone has reported it lost), but most public beaches do not have that stipulation.

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Sargassum is a species of large brown seaweed, a type of macroalgae that floats in large masses. On some beaches in Florida, the blobs of crunchy, dry, brown stinky seaweed are fairly large. In one of our photo galleries below, you'll see a small mountain of sargassum seaweed, and a black dog posing next to it.

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The wood and metal debris found on the beach in Florida is likely from a historic cargo shipwreck. A piece of the past has returned to haunt a Florida beach after a curious object made of wood and metal emerged in the aftermath of Hurricane Nicole last month.

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Here are 6 U.S. beaches perfect for every treasurer hunter with plenty to discover.
  • Sanibel Island, FL. ...
  • Calvert Cliffs State Park, MD. ...
  • Ocracoke Island, NC. ...
  • Ponte Vedra Beach, FL. ...
  • Shipwreck Beach, Lanai, HI. ...
  • Glass Beach Mendocino Coast, CA.


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