Seminar on 1715 Treasure Fleet at Satellite Beach Library



Add that the treasure from the 1715 was in the Museum of Sunken
Treasure in Cape Canaveral until it was stolen in 1976.

Author Ray Osborne

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Date:
Sat Aug 2, 2008
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Location:
Satellite Beach Public Library, 751 Jamaica Blvd., Satellite
Beach, FL, 32937
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Description:
Author Ray Osborne will give a presentation related to photos
and treasure from his new book, "Images of America: Cape Canaveral,"
at 10:30 a.m. at Satellite Beach Public Library, 751 Jamaica Blvd.
Osborne will be available for book signing after the presentation.
Call 779-4004.

Other treasure hunters are expected to speak.

"The date was Sept 21st, 1976 when the headline in The Florida Today
newspa-
per read, "Thieves Steal Museum Gold Worth $750,000." The story
continued,
"More than $750,000 worth of gold bullion and jewelry was stolen early
Mon-
day from the Museum of Sunken Treasure in Cape Canaveral, police and
mu-
seum officials said. "Although the thieves do not appear to be
professionals,
they certainly knew what to take", said Mr. Tweed, police chief
investigating
the crime. "There was no night guard at the museum and the burglary
alarm on
the door that the thieves entered automatically shut off as soon as
the door was
closed," reported New York Times Sept 20 - AP. The thieves forced open
the
southeast door of the museum and made their way to the 15 glass
display cases
containing the treasure. "The thieves then 'selectively stole many
priceless arti-
facts and jewelry, including a bullion chest of gold and silver coins
and a rare
300 year old gold chain measuring 11 feet long,' " said Cape Canaveral
Police
Chief Bob Tweed. Emily Hahn states in her book that she believed it
was a
replica of the chain that was stolen and other sources indicate that
the chain
was sold on auction before this heist took place. At the end of the
week, Alan
McNair, vice president of the Patterson-Erie Corp. of Vero Beach which
had a
80 percent controlling interest in the museum, reported to the papers
that the
company wouldn't try to reopen the tourist attraction after thieves
stole
$750,000 worth of gold, silver and jewelry earlier that week. "We have
decided
it is no longer practical to continue business, particularly since
Cape Canaveral
is no longer a tourist mainstream," McNair said. "Everything is being
packed
and will be put in storage until such times we relocate in the Orlando
area." He
also said he was disappointed over the “apparent lack of progress by
police
investigators.” A newspaper man reported from New York Times "This was
the largest ever art-jewelry theft in the county." So ends this story
for the treas-
ure in Cape Canaveral."
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