Underwater Archaeology-USS Massachussetts 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-City of Hawkinsville 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 ...

Pensacola Mardi Gras

Say Mardi Gras and most Americans immediately think of New Orleans.

Pensacola, however, is another gulf coast city with a thriving Mardi Gras tradition that is one of the oldest and largest celebrations in the country.

Although first organized in ...

Maple Leaf Shipwreck

At 4:00 A.M. on April 1, 1864, the Civil War paddle wheeler, Maple Leaf, struck an underwater mine and sank in the St. Johns River in North Florida. The contents were not salvaged, and the wreck was largely forgotten.

Maple ...

Florida Southern College/ Frank Lloyd Wright buildings

FLORIDA IS HOME TO THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF BUILDINGS ON A SINGLE SITE DESIGNED BY REKNOWNED ARCHITECT, FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT. LUDD M. SPIVEY, THEN-PRESIDENT OF FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE, CONTACTED WRIGHT IN 1938 TO CREATE A PLAN FOR THE PRIVATE SCHOOL ...

Eatonville, Florida

THE CIVIL WAR BROUGHT AN END TO SLAVERY

AND HUGE CHANGES TO THE LIVES OF AFRICAN AMERICANS.

BY 1882, BLACKS WERE ATTEMPTING TO ESTABLISH

HOMES AND BUSINESS VENTURES IN WHITE AREAS,

OFTEN MEETING GREAT RESISTANCE.

ONE BLACK BUSINESSMAN, JOSEPH E. ...

Florida Wine Making/ Mission San Luis

ALTHOUGH CALIFORNIA IS CONSIDERED A PREMIER DESTINATION FOR WINE TASTING TODAY, WINE WAS BEING PRODUCED IN FLORIDA THREE HUNDRED YEARS BEFORE CALIFORNIA BECAME A STATE. AROUND 1565, FRENCH HUGUENOTS NEAR JACKSONVILLE REPORTEDLY CONVERTED FLORIDA’S WILD MUSCADINE GRAPES INTO THE FIRST ...

Devil's Den Walking Tour Stop 1

Stop number one on the National Park Service and Civil War Traveler produced walking tour of the Devil's Den located at Gettysburg National Military Park.

Devil's Den Walking Tour Introduction

This is a National Park Service created audio tour produced in conjunction with CivilWarTraveler.Com. The tour covers the Devil's Den area of Gettysburg National Military Park and has six individual stops.

Historic Derby Street Chapel

Dedicated on July 13, 1924, this structure was built by the Seventh Day Adventist Church, and was heralded by The Cocoa Tribune as an honor to the City. In 1955 it was sold to the Church of Christ, Scientists. In ...