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HISTORY OF THE TREASURE COAST CHAPTER

A As far back as the late 1500s, Spanish treasure ships took advantage of the Atlantic Gulf Stream current to sail their way from Cuba to Spain. As the Spanish fleets with their cargo of gold, silver and priceless gems sailed the coastlines of Florida, many storms and hurricanes caused the treasure ships to sink with their cargos being lost on the ocean floor. The Treasure Coast derived its name from those ships that sank and littered the ocean floor with gold doubloons and artifacts.
Starting in the 1960s and until the present day, the search for this treasure goes on, with many finds around the Vero Beach, Fort Pierce and Stuart areas, hence the name, "The Treasure Coast."
The Treasure Coast Chapter, was organized October 18, 1967. The Organizing Regent was Mrs. William D. Leetch. Chapter meetings are on the second Monday of each month from October through April. Our December and May meetings are on Saturday.

If you would like to attend one of our meetings, please click here. Felicia Mullins

Vi Burkhard Home The DAR Insignia is the property of, and is copyrighted by, the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. This web site is not an official document of the NSDAR, but is solely the responsibility of the Treasure Coast Chapter. Web hyperlinks to non-DAR sites are not the responsibility of the NSDAR, the state organizations, or individual DAR chapters.

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