Mel Fisher Maritime Museum Key West
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Mel Fisher Maritime Museum presents Key West African and South Beach 2014
March 20th
Located at 200 Greene Street starts at 6:30 pm
Free to the public and chairs provided
Contact: Cory Malcom 305.294.2633 ext 20
The Atocha Shipwreck Treasure[full documentary]HD
Mel Fisher, a dreamer, a visionary, a legend and most importantly, the World's Greatest Treasure Hunter! Mel Fisher did what many have not - he realized his dream during his lifetime. Everyday he insisted, Today's the Day! His mantra continues to inspire the search for the rest of the treasure from the Nuestra Senora de Atocha and the Santa Margarita, the Spanish galleons that sank during a hurricane on September 6, 1622, near Key West, Florida.
Mel Fisher suffered many personal losses to keep his dream alive during his 16 year search and endured over 100 court battles which ended in victory in the US Supreme Court. The riches Mel Fisher, his team and investors had worked so hard for all those years were finally theirs. The $450 million dollar treasure cache or Atocha Mother Lode would be found on that momentous day, July 20, 1985. Over 40 tons of silver and gold were located including over 100,000 Spanish silver coins known as Pieces of Eight, gold coins, Columbian emeralds, silver and gold artifacts and over 1000 silver bars.The immensity of the Atocha's treasure is staggering. What was only a dream instantly became an undeniable reality. You, too, can join the search for the remaining treasure by visiting our investor relations department, or own a Piece of History by visiting our gift shop. As Mel Fisher would say, Today's the Day!
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Diving to the Slave Ship Henrietta Marie Monument
The Henrietta Marie was a London-based, English slave ship wrecked in 1700 at New Ground Reef, 35 miles west of Key West, Florida. The shipwreck was discovered by Key West treasure-hunter Mel Fisher's Treasure Salvors, Inc. in 1972. It later became the subject of much archaeological research. A large-scale museum exhibition about the Henrietta Marie was organized in 1995 by the Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society. The exhibit has since traveled to museums across the United States and the Caribbean.
On May 15, 1993, the National Association of Black Scuba Divers placed a one-ton concrete monument at the wreck. The monument was dedicated to the Africans forced to sail aboard the Henrietta Marie and all other slave ships like it. This video, created by staff at the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum with help from the RPM Nautical Foundation, shows how the memorial appears today, in its underwater setting at New Ground Reef.
Top Tourist Attractions in Key West: Travel Guide Florida
Top Tourist Attractions in Key West: Travel Guide Florida
Audubon House & Tropical Gardens, Dry Tortugas National Park, Duval Street, Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum, Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park, Saint Mary Star of the Sea, Southernmost Point, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Ingham Maritime Museum, The Overseas Highway, Key West Cemetery, Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory, Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum
Mel Fisher Maritime Museum presents The Science of Shipwrecks 2014
March 13th at 200 Greene Street Free Lecture starting at 6:30 pm in the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum Courtyard.
Treasure Coast Wabasso Beach + Visit to Mel Fisher's Museum
Treasure Coast Wabasso Beach + Visit to Mel Fisher's Museum, Spent 2 hours at Wabasso Beach looking for treasure without any luck + had a visit at Mel Fisher Treasure Museum, Seen lots of gold + silver Great treasure museum must see thanks for watching GL HH
Mel Fisher Maritime Museum presents Spanish colonial Coins 2014
Thursday April 3rd, 6:30 pm in the Museum Coin Gallery, 200 Greene Street Admission is free, chairs provided.
Guest lecturer Carol Tedesco
Placing the Henrietta Marie Monument, 1993
The Henrietta Marie is an English slave ship wrecked at New Ground Reef, some 35 miles west of Key West, Florida. The ship was lost in unknown circumstances in the summer of 1700. The wreck was discovered by Key West treasure-hunter Mel Fishers Treasure Salvors, Inc. in 1972. It later became the subject of much archaeological research. A large-scale museum exhibition about the Henrietta Marie was organized in 1995 by the Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society. The exhibit has since traveled to museums across the United States and the Caribbean.
On May 15, 1993, after considerable planning, the National Association of Black Scuba Divers carried to the wreck site of the Henrietta Marie a one-ton concrete monument they had constructed. The monument was dedicated to the Africans forced to sail aboard the Henrietta Marie and all other slave ships like it. This video is a document of the day the memorial was dedicated and placed on the sea floor.
See melfisher.org and nabsdivers.org for more information.
Westin Key West Resort & Marina - Key West Hotels, Florida
Westin Key West Resort and Marina 4 Stars Key West Hotels, Florida Within US Travel Directory Centrally located in the old town area of Key West, Florida, this waterfront hotel features an outdoor heated pool and hot tub. Key West Aquarium is adjacent to the hotel.A refrigerator and cable TV come standard in each room at Westin Key West Resort and Marina. A work desk, hairdryer and ironing facilities are also included.A business centre and fitness centre are available on site at Key West’s Westin Resort and Marina. Guest can also enjoy access on-site shops and water-sports facilities.Bistro 245 features American fare for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Castaways Pool Bar offers light poolside dining options.Historic Duval Street is just 6 minutes’ walk from this hotel. Guests will be opposite Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society and Museum.
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Come on a Treasure Hunt at Mel Fisher's Shipwreck Museum
Come explore shipwreck salvaging at this nice museum on the Treasure Coast of Florida! You have a chance to purchase your own little piece of shipwreck history!
Mel Fisher's Treasures Artifact Check-In.
Each time one of our salvage vessels returns from a trip to one of the shipwreck sites they immediately bring tagged and numbered artifacts back to the conservation lab. At our headquarters on Greene Street the transfer is made from our salvage teams to our conservation team. Each artifact is accounted for by number and checked into the conservation lab one at a time. Each artifact is kept in wet storage to avoid further deterioration as they await their turn to be conserved.
Captain Andy Matroci of the J.B. Magruder brought their most recent finds to the lab and we were able to capture the beginning of this process to share on video. Due to the overwhelming number of artifacts that are being found both on the Atocha and Margarita wreck sites this process can sometimes take hours. You will see Captain Andy and Senior Conservator John Corcoran read tag numbers aloud while Lab Assistant Brittni Pierson reviews the salvage log sheets. They are verifying that each artifact found on the site is tagged appropriately and is checked into the lab. This system of checks and balances ensures that no artifacts are lost in transit or mis-tagged. This also ensures, from an archaeological perspective, that the artifacts are properly authenticated and certified. You will also be able to see the 3 very intact arquebus lying in a fresh water tank as they are also checked into the lab to begin conservation. (Please excuse the background noise in the video as the fan in the lab needed to remain on.)
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An African American's Spiritual Journey to Uncover a Sunken Slave Ship's Past (1999)
The Henrietta Marie was a slave ship that carried captive Africans to the West Indies, where they were sold as slaves. The ship wrecked at the southern tip of Florida on its way home to England, and is one of only a few wrecks of slave ships that have been identified.
The Henrietta Marie was 60 to 80 feet (18 to 24 meters) in length with a cargo capacity of 120 tons (108 metric tons) and carried a crew of about eighteen men. It was probably built in France sometime in the 17th century. The ship came into English possession late in the 17th century, possibly as a war prize during the War of the Grand Alliance. It was put to use in the Atlantic slave trade, making at least two voyages carrying Africans to slavery in the West Indies. On its first voyage, in 1697–1698, the ship carried more than 200 people from Africa that were sold as slaves in Port Royal, Jamaica.[2]
In 1699, the Henrietta Marie sailed from England on the first leg of the triangular trade route with a load of trade goods, including iron and copper bars, pewter utensils, glass beads, cloth and brandy. The ship sailed under license from the Royal African Company (which held a monopoly on English trade with Africa), in exchange for ten percent of the profits of the voyage. It is known to have traded for African captives at New Calabar on the Guinea Coast. The ship then sailed on the second leg of its voyage, from Africa to the West Indies, and in May 1701 landed 191 Africans for sale in Port Royal, Jamaica. The Henrietta Marie then loaded a cargo of sugar, cotton, dyewoods (indigo) and ginger to take back to England on the third leg of the triangular route. After leaving Port Royal on 18 May 1701, the ship headed for the Yucatán Channel to pass around the western end of Cuba (thus avoiding the pirates infesting the passage between Cuba and Hispaniola) and catch the Gulf Stream, the preferred route for all ships leaving the Caribbean to return to Europe. A month later,[3] the Henrietta Marie wrecked on New Ground Reef near the Marquesas Keys, approximately 35 miles west of Key West. There were no survivors, and the fate of the ship remained unknown for almost three centuries.
A 1995 documentary, Slave Ship: The Testimony of the Henrietta Marie, was narrated by Cornel West.[9]
The vessel was also featured on the History Channel's Deep Sea Detectives.[10]
An exhibition, A Slave Ship Speaks: the Wreck of the Henrietta Marie, was created by the Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society in 1995, and toured museums around the United States for more than a decade.
The wreck was found in 1972 during a magnetometer survey by a boat operated by a subsidiary of Mel Fisher's Treasure Salvors, Inc. (Fisher's company was searching for the Nuestra Señora de Atocha and other ships of the 1622 Spanish treasure fleet that had wrecked along the Florida Keys in a hurricane.) Two anchors and a cannon were found on the first visit. The wreck was visited again in 1973. Some artifacts were collected from the wreck, including bilboes, iron shackles that were used to restrain slaves. When they realized that the wreck was likely a slave ship, not a treasure ship, the company reburied the artifacts and pieces of the ship's hull that they had exposed and left the site. In 1983 through 1985 Henry Taylor, sub-contracting with Mel Fisher's company, excavated the wreck (known as the English wreck) with the assistance of archaeologist David Moore. The wreck was identified when a bronze ship's bell carrying the inscription The Henrietta Marie 1699 was found at the wreck site. Survey and excavation of the wreck site has continued at intervals.[5]
The Henrietta Marie wreck has yielded more than 7000 objects (and more than 30,000 glass beads), the largest collection of artifacts known from a slave ship. They have contributed greatly to our understanding of slave ships and the slave trade. Parts making up more than 80 bilboes have been found at the wreck site. As bilboes were typically used to shackle pairs of slaves together, the ones found at the wreck site could have restrained more than 160 slaves. Other items found at the wreck site include trade goods apparently left over from trading for captives in Africa, goods acquired in Africa in addition to captives (including an elephant tusk), and gear belonging to the ship and crew. Part of the hull of the ship, including much of the keel and part of the stern post, have survived, and have been measured and reburied at the site.
Sunken Stories - Full Episode
In the Florida Keys, divers from around the country learn how to map shipwrecks and apply their skills on a mysterious 19th-century slave ship. When diving isn't possible, professional explorers use high-tech tools to scan objects buried beneath the seafloor.
Florida Keys & Overseas Railway
Nick the History Kid takes you to the Florida Keys and explains the importance of the overseas railway built by Henry Flagler in 1910. Nick will show you Windley Key and tell you the important roll it played in the construction of the railway. In Key West Nick will visit the most famous sites and tell you a little about each.
Westin Key West Resort and Marina - USA FL
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Centrally located in the old town area of Key West, Florida, this waterfront hotel features an outdoor heated pool and hot tub. Key West Aquarium is adjacent to the hotel.
A refrigerator and cable TV come standard in each room at Westin Key West Resort and Marina. A work desk, hairdryer and ironing facilities are also included.
A business centre and fitness centre are available on site at Key WestТs Westin Resort and Marina. Guest can also enjoy access on-site shops and water-sports facilities.
Bistro 245 features American fare for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Castaways Pool Bar offers light poolside dining options.
Historic Duval Street is just 6 minutesТ walk from this hotel. Guests will be opposite Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society & Museum. 245 Front Street, Key West, FL 33040, USA