Underwater Archaeology- San Pedro 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 ...

Site of San Pedro de Potohiriba Historical Marker

In the mid 1600s San Pedro de Potohiriba, a Spanish mission, was established in this area on the Old Spanish Trail. The first courthouse of Madison County was erected at San Pedro, the county seat from 1828 to 1838.

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San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve State Park

This underwater archaeological preserve features a submerged shipwreck that is available for diving and snorkeling. Part of a Spanish flotilla, the San Pedro was a 287-ton, Dutch-built ship which sank in a hurricane on July 13, 1733. Her remains were ...

Site of San Pedro Gate

1857

The original townsite of Anaheim was surrounded by a living fence of willow trees to keep out the livestock which roamed freely on the open range. This is the site of the gate that was opened to permit travel to ...

Site of Mission San Pedro

Y San Pablo De Bicuner

To protect the Anza Trail where it forded the Colorado River, the Spanish founded a pueblo and mission nearby on January 7, 1781. Threatened with the loss of their land, the Quechans (Yumas) attacked this strategic ...

Chapel of San Pedro at Fort Lowell

A tiny chapel, built here in 1915, served the Barriada del Rillito, a community now called El Fuerte. The fifteen immigrant Mexican families of this village gathered outside under mesquite trees to hear Mass. In 1917, Senora Josefa de Mule ...

San Pedro

Established in the 1840s on the east bank of the Rio Grande, San Pedro became an important trading center along the Camino Real. The sister village of San Antonio, it was once known for its extensive vineyards and other agricultural ...