Monterey Breakwater

Historic Cannery Row

Recurring winter storms wreaked havoc on the Monterey fishing fleet every few years (top). On April 29, 1915, such a storm, with 60-mile-per-hour winds, destroyed or damaged nearly 50 boats. On Thanksgiving morning 1919, more than 93 vessels ...

Spanning the Waters

Riverfrontiers

Before bridges, ferry boats did a brisk business transporting passengers and their goods from shore to shore. But sometimes even ferries couldn't get through the area's frozen rivers in winter time.

It was in 1815 that the first bridge spanned the ...

Coldwater and Castle Lake

In May 1981, Mount St. Helens erupted on the coast of Northern Washington. The debris from the eruption blocked the Coldwater Creek and Toutle River in the North Fork Toutle River Valley creating two lakes Coldwater and South Fork Castle, ...

Missouri Headwaters State Park: Three Forks

As the Corps of the Discovery continued up the Missouri River in July 1805, Sacajawea, the Lemhi Shoshone Indian who accompanied the expedition, began recognizing her people’s territory. Eager to meet the Shoshone, William Clark and four men separated from ...

Underwater Archaeology-Georges Valentinte Shipwreck

Did you know that much of Florida's archaeology is underwater? Florida has numerous submerged prehistoric and historic sites as well as thousands of wrecked and abandoned watercraft.

Some of these shipwrecks have been nominated to become underwater archaeological preserves that reflect ...

Underwater Archaeology-Vamar Shipwreck

DID YOU KNOW THAT MUCH OF FLORIDA’S ARCHAEOLOGY IS UNDERWATER? FLORIDA HAS NUMEROUS SUBMERGED PREHISTORIC AND HISTORIC SITES AS WELL AS THOUSANDS OF WRECKED AND ABANDONED WATERCRAFT.

SOME OF THESE SHIPWRECKS HAVE BEEN NOMINATED TO BECOME UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGICAL PRESERVES THAT ...

Underwater Archaeology- Regina Shipwreck

Did you know that much of Florida's archaeology is underwater? Florida has numerous submerged prehistoric and historic sites as well as thousands of wrecked and abandoned watercraft.

Some of these shipwrecks have been nominated to become underwater archaeological preserves that reflect ...

Underwater Archaeology-Urca de Lima Shipwreck

Did you know that much of Florida's archaeology is underwater? Florida has numerous submerged prehistoric and historic sites as well as thousands of wrecked and abandoned watercraft.

Some of these shipwrecks have been nominated to become underwater archaeological preserves that reflect ...

Underwater Archaeology- Lofthus Shipwreck

Did you know that much of Florida's archaeology is underwater? Florida has numerous submerged prehistoric and historic sites as well as thousands of wrecked and abandoned watercraft.

Some of these shipwrecks have been nominated to become underwater archaeological preserves that reflect ...

Underwater Archaeology- Half Moon Shipwreck

Did you know that much of Florida's archaeology is underwater? Florida has numerous submerged prehistoric and historic sites as well as thousands of wrecked and abandoned watercraft.

Some of these shipwrecks have been nominated to become underwater archaeological preserves that reflect ...