What was discovered in Florida beach erosion?

(AP) — Severe beach erosion from two late-season hurricanes has helped uncover what appears to be a wooden ship dating from the 1800s which had been buried under the sand on Florida's East Coast for up to two centuries, impervious to cars that drove daily on the beach or sand castles built by generations of tourists.



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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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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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The name is most commonly used to refer to a relatively quiet, undeveloped and largely uninhabited section of coastline stretching from Mexico Beach on the Gulf of Mexico to St. Marks on Apalachee Bay in the U.S. state of Florida.

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AUGUSTINE, Fla. (WFLA) — Construction crews in Florida unearthed a shipwreck from the 19th century while working on a road project in downtown St. Augustine last week.

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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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