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Coin Beach (Faithful Steward), Indian River Inlet

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Nails and fittingsNails and fittings
GoldGold
Wreck timberWreck timber

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), BLM Alaska (Public domain), NPS photo (Public domain).

Why this spot

1785 emigrant ship wreck

The Faithful Steward wrecked on a shoal off the Indian River in 1785 carrying barrels of copper halfpennies, which storms still wash ashore.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

storm surf, rip currents

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