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Barnacle Covered Cross Washed Up
Source: See Sun-Sentinel.com link below.
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Bales of drugs, derelict vessels, seaweed, whales, and driftwood are among the many items to wash up on South Florida’s beaches, but the latest flotsam and jetsam has made believers of some beach-goers.
A very large, barnacle-encrusted, wooden cross washed ashore behind the Ocean Manor Beach Resort along Galt Ocean Mile in Fort Lauderdale during the weekend...
Here is the link.
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I receiveced the following message and link from Jerry P.
I was at Turtle Trail yesterday [Mon.] also for about 6-hours. I found the conditions about the same as Dale. There were a couple of areas that had low trough wash-outs in the upper wet-sand that looked promising but only produced some “rocket aluminum” scraps. I worked to about a mile south of the walk-down. Did a real careful search of Johna’s area with only a couple of bottle caps found.
Here’s a web-site you might find interesting:
https://oakislandlotfive.com/the-finds
The web site shows a database of find photos from Lot 5 of Oak Island. You might want to browse the database.
For me, the most remarkable things about the finds from Oak Island is how unremarkable they are - especially the metal detector finds. They are mostly the kind of thing you would find anywhere there has been a few hundred years of activity, especially on a rocky island in a protected bay along the ocean routes.
The island was surveyed into lots in 1762. That is 250 years of activity since the time it was made into lots. And of course, many years of activity before that.
It is about 128 acres of rocky island inside a protective bay along ocean routes. You'd expect to find quite a lot of miscellaneous older materials. Just look at what was found in a few short hours on the Treasure Coast last week, or look back at the thousands of silver coins from a small suburban Florida lot. but Oak Island has been searched for centuries and drilled, plowed, bulldozed and turned over every which way. Like I said, the most remarkable thing to me is how unremarkable the finds are.
Here is a link where you can find pictures of the island and other information.
https://oakislandlotfive.com
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One reader asked the following question about Castaway Cove and one of the street names. Jason T. had this response.
The web site shows a database of find photos from Lot 5 of Oak Island. You might want to browse the database.
For me, the most remarkable things about the finds from Oak Island is how unremarkable they are - especially the metal detector finds. They are mostly the kind of thing you would find anywhere there has been a few hundred years of activity, especially on a rocky island in a protected bay along the ocean routes.
The island was surveyed into lots in 1762. That is 250 years of activity since the time it was made into lots. And of course, many years of activity before that.
It is about 128 acres of rocky island inside a protective bay along ocean routes. You'd expect to find quite a lot of miscellaneous older materials. Just look at what was found in a few short hours on the Treasure Coast last week, or look back at the thousands of silver coins from a small suburban Florida lot. but Oak Island has been searched for centuries and drilled, plowed, bulldozed and turned over every which way. Like I said, the most remarkable thing to me is how unremarkable the finds are.
Here is a link where you can find pictures of the island and other information.
https://oakislandlotfive.com
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One reader asked the following question about Castaway Cove and one of the street names. Jason T. had this response.
Have ariel photos from costal engineer's office in Vero . They do beach renurishment when required. Public information shows reef formations taken from a plane on a clear ocean water day. They may not give out these photos anymore. I
use the ariel photos mostly for diving for lobster on the reefs.
There is no natural reef from South Riomar to Seagrove development (The Cove) Other than artificial reef balls located at south beach ( End of 17th st ) The street next to 10 coins is called Treasure Cove. Known shipwrecks nearby are either Riomar or Sandy Point. Thats all I know. Here is a book with those ariel photos. Excellent for research.
That could be interesting for a lot of people. Thanks!
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
That could be interesting for a lot of people. Thanks!
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
