Episode 6 · Mysteries by Chenzo
Whose Anchor Is This? The 1800s Mystery North of the Flagler Beach Pier
The Anchor Buried North of the Pier.
On August 8, 2022, after weeks of erosion with no storm to blame, a man with a metal detector came across an old ship's anchor about 8 feet long, just north of the Flagler Beach pier. Archaeologists from the St. Augustine Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program estimated it dates to the 1800s and probably came off a cargo ship, then left it under wet sand to preserve it. Which ship lost it is still unknown.
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Whose Anchor Is Buried North of the Flagler Beach Pier?
In 2022 erosion uncovered an old ship's anchor about 8 feet long just north of the Flagler Beach pier. It likely dates to the 1800s, but which ship it came from is still unknown.
- When
- August 8, 2022
- Where
- Beach just north of the Flagler Beach pier, Flagler Beach, Flagler County, FL
- Status
- Unexplained mystery · Still unexplained
- Agency
- St. Augustine Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program (LAMP)
- Where to call
- 850-245-6444