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As noted in the St. Augustine Record on July 3rd, 2010 LAMP describes their most recent discovery, which is a colonial-era shipwreck one mile off the beach of St. Augustine and only 400 meters from the site where the ship "Industry" sank in 1764. This latest shipwreck could even be older. The shipwreck was found to be completely buried in the sand helping to preserve its condition. Among the items found include a couple of cast iron cauldrons, wooden planks, ballast stones, and lead shot. There is much research to be done, but the ship could date back to the early 1700's and most likely was either a warship or a merchant ship. Among other nationalities the ship could have been Spanish, British, French or Dutch. Being the Nations oldest port city, St Augustine was once known for being an extremely dangerous port due to the treacherous conditions around the mouth of its inlet.
The Lighthouse Museum is an amazing place to visit for maritime history and they have recently added a new exhibit that chronicles the shrimping history and shrimp boat building of St Augustine. Although the modern shrimping industry began in Fernandina Beach, St. Augustine was close to follow. Many of the exhibit items were donated by the longtime shrimp industry families of the area.
There are so many things to see and do when you travel to Florida you really should take your time and stay. Carriage Way Bed and Breakfast is the way to stay.
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