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| 1916 Seminole Country Deputy Badge Dug In Florida Park. Source WFTV - PalmBeachPost link below. |
SEMINOLE COUNTY, FLA. —
Seminole County resident Mimi Bruce never met her grandfather, Aubrey Horan. He died in 1938, before she was even born. But on Wednesday she got a chance to hold something that was close to his heart -- the badge he wore in 1916 when he was a deputy...
Mike, a metal-detector enthusiast, said he took out his shovel and dug out 8 inches of dirt before he found it.
"I was scanning the area, mostly for coins," he said. "I thought it was a piece of junk. Then, when I wiped it off and saw 'Deputy Sheriff' on it, I was really interested."
He contacted the Seminole County Sheriff's Office and the hunt to locate the owner of badge No. 6 began. Through an intense archive search, the Sheriff's Office learned the badge belonged to Aubrey Augustus Horan, who was the second person ever deputized in Seminole County.
Here is the link for the rest of the article.
Thanks to Jorge Y. for this link.
And thanks to Mike for recovering a very meaningful piece of Florida history for the family and citizens.
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The Mel Fisher organization recently held Division Week in Key West for the shareholders. As you probably know, shareholders get their share of the finds.
Other news from the Mel Fisher organization included the find of seven silver coins and other artifacts found by Captain Josh Fisher-Abt and the crew of the Sea Reaper as they searched the main trail of the Margarita.
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A team of U.S. nautical archaeologists has come to Toronto to examine the remains of a 19th century cargo ship unearthed during the construction of a downtown condo two years ago.
Through an archeological investigation, the team from Texas A&M University will attempt to tell the story of the ship and will analyze its planking, nails and modifications. The team will also take a hard look at artifacts found alongside it.
The ship, discovered in the area of Bathurst Street and Fort York Boulevard, is incomplete. Only the keel, the lowermost portions of the stern and bow, and a limited section of the bottom of the hull on the port side are intact...
Here is that link.http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/city-schooner-cargo-ship-texas-a-m-researchers-fort-york-1.4692870
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This seems to be the place the other sites come to for good for the best content. I don't read much elsewhere, but when I do I often see a principles or techniques that I developed and introduced first some years ago. I wish they would at least give where they got the info like I do.
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Not much new on the Treasure Coast. That sure was a nice badge find.
The surf is small and will remain calm for at least a week.
Happy huntng,
Treasureguide@comcast,net
