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Sebastian Area Historical Society Museum

Sebastian Area Historical Society Museum

5.0(2 reviews)
0.0 mi

If you have an interest in history this is a must stop in Sebastian. The Sebastian Historical…read moreSociety operates a history museum in the 1927 historic Sebastian Public School on Main Street. The first floor of the school has museum exhibits and the second floor was used as classrooms by the Indian River College but they closed during Covid and never reopened. The main room has archaeology displays. These include Ais Indian artifacts, Spanish explorers, shipwreck artifacts, Seminoles, Sebastian history, photographs, maps, pioneer fashion, the post office, and the feather wars which led to the founding of Pelican Island as the first National Wildlife Refuge in the United States by President Theodore Roosevelt's executive order on March 14, 1903. There are early photographs depicting the growth of Sebastian. Other displays include the Doris Jorgensen Family Room where you can see the types of items that were in the pioneer home like handmade quilts, tablecloths, doilies, clothing, kitchen utensils, jewelry, clocks, toys, and more. Attic of Our Past includes early home items. The Farming, Fishing & Military room features tools and military displays. The Boats, Cars, Trains & Planes Room pays tribute to early forms of transportation. There is also a map room and gift shop. The museum is not very large but it is well thought out and it has many interesting items donated by the community. I think it is the perfect size to capture your interest and I love how it is in the beautiful historic school. Best of all admission is free but donations are welcome. On the day I visited the Historical Society was hosting a family fun day for children with tours, crafts, music, and stories. As part of this program I was able to speak to Patrick Morgan who attended this school in the 1950's. He had some of the original school books. He brought his favorite childhood toy car that his dad had run over but tried to straighten out. He also brought his fishing pole which was his favorite childhood pastime and peonies. He told me a funny story about how he got busted one summer stealing and eating three strawberries from a neighbors yard. It was the other elderly neighbor who did most of the theft but he got all of the blame. His punishment was to spend the entire summer planting peonies up and down Main Street. Childhood discipline was no joke back in the day. I enjoyed viewing all of the displays but Mr. Morgan was delight and brought history to life. Meeting him and his family was a highlight of the day.

Interesting, and always growing and changing. Great, knowledgeable volunteers. Much to learn here…read moreabout this beautiful area.

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McLarty Treasure Museum

McLarty Treasure Museum

3.8(24 reviews)
2.8 mi

The McLarty Treasure Museum is located in Sebastian Inlet State Park. A late July hurricane in 1715…read moresank a Spanish treasure fleet near here as they were sailing from Havana, Cuba to Spain. Eleven of the twelve ships filled with gold, silver, jewels, and other goods from the New World sank off the coast between present day Melbourne Beach and Vero Beach. 1,000 lives were lost and the cargo was scattered over a 40 mile area. Approximately 1,500 men, women, and children who survived the disaster reached the shore and made a camp along the barrier island near the place where the fleet's flagship had sunk. The treasure was mainly salvaged by Spain over the next four years and taken back to Havana Cuba. In the early 1940's, amateur archaeologist Charles Higgs discovered evidence of the salvage camps in the dunes near the Sebastian Inlet. A hurricane in 1955 washed away some dunes around the camps, revealing many artifacts and silver coins. The wreck was eventually rediscovered by treasure hunters in the 1960's. Salvage efforts by local builder Kip Wagner and his Real 8 Company recovered thousands of coins, pieces of jewelry, and several cannons. These discovery led to the establishment of a State Park and the McLarty Treasure Museum. The McLarty Treasure Museum was created by Mr. Robert McLarty, a retired attorney from Atlanta who lived in Vero Beach and donated the land. The museum has a large exhibit room with displays on Ais history, the ancient first inhabitants of this area and the history of the 1715 Spanish treasure fleet including artifacts, displays, and a 45 minute movie by A&E, The Queen's Jewels and the 1715 Fleet. Not to be missed is the display of Kangxi porcelain, a delicate Chinese blue-and-white pattern that was packed in mud for protection during the journey. There is also a gift shop. Behind the museum is an observation deck modeled to look like a pirate ship that overlooks the Atlantic Ocean where the ships are believed to have sunk. During storms, the treasure has been known to wash ashore to this day. Admission to the museum is $2 and while small it is engaging and worth a visit. Especially when combined with a visit to nearby Sebastian Inlet State Park and Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge.

What fun! A very small but interesting museum covering the 1715 treasure fleet located on what used…read moreto be the survivors' and salvagers' camp. It's part of the Sebastian Inlet State Park and there's a nominal admission fee. There's a short movie which was interesting enough, observation deck (without beach access, though there's plenty nearby), and enough interesting things to see in about an hour if you run through it and don't watch the movie. I think my favorite exhibit was the scrap book of articles, letters, and testimonies of treasure hunters who've actually found treasure on the beaches here. Really makes you want to start hitting the beaches hunting for bobby dazzlers! lol. We also thought we'd hop across the Indian River and also visit the Mel Fisher museum but this was enough treasure fever for one day. Another time. Super friendly helpful staff rounds out the experience.

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Whispering Palms Mobile Village - Good morning Wednesday

Whispering Palms Mobile Village

2.5(10 reviews)
2.6 mi

Not very impressed with how the office manager treats its residents. Set me up for storage of my…read moremotor home up in a sandy area where my motor home ended up getting stuck. Asked about using one of the hundreds of empty rv sights instead for the month I needed the storage for. Didn't need or want to hook up to anything. But was told I couldn't do that unless I paid $900 for a full months rent. I was planning on returning for at least 6 months beginning in October not so sure now if this is how they treat you.

We stayed in our Motorhome Dec 22 through Jan 22. The park is older and needs a lot of work on the…read moreRV spaces and roads in the park. The spaces are very tight. This is a combo of Mobile homes and RV's. Many full time and long term people living here. The park is generally clean and maintained. Just needs updating. Staff is almost not present. There was a family who had an RV fire and staff never showed up to offer any kind of help. We thought that was very unusual and unprofessional. Staff did however come right into our site mowing and blowing while our windows and doors to RV were open. They moved our personal belongings, which should be a no no! We did not appreciate no warnings they just came right on in to our site and did what they wanted to do. When working around 1/2 million to 1 million dollar rigs this should not be allowed. Thanks for blowing all the dirt and grass into our rig. Very unprofessional and unappreciated. Another issue we had during our stay was that they shut the water off twice without any warning. I was doing laundry one of the times, a little notice would have been appreciated. I can accept that maintenance and repairs need to be completed from time to time but advance warning should be sent out to your guests. Industry standard that they missed. Overall location is good. Central to Space Center, Vero Beach, Daytona, Orlando, Miami all relatively short drives. The Sebastain inlet state park is close by and very nice. The restaurants and bars are nice and have a wide variety in the River Walk. Hesitant to recommend people to stay here. The park is situated right off HWY 1 which is convenient but a bit loud. It is also between railroad which has a commuter train and cargo trains running day and night. I found myself very tense from all the noise.

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