Sunday, September 20, 2015

Pirates, Sunken Ships along the Hutchinson Island Treasure Coast and the Suwanee River




Don Pedro Gilbert is the namesake of the last remaining House of Refuge Building on Hutchinson Island according to his story on page 25 of "Twenty Florida Pirates" and just offshore from that historic house was the sinking of the "Georges Valentine" in 1904 on page 85 according to the book "Thirty Florida Shipwrecks" They have some of the original log books written at the time of the wrecks and salvages from the area. you can join in on a Motorcoach trip on Saturday November 14th in conjunction with the South Brevard Historical Society.

To read the Itinerary hit www.dayawaytravelclub.com then hit menu.

This is your link to the slideshow on the Treasure Coast and the Florida Folk Festival on the Suwanee RIver