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Sanford FL

Lake Monroe steamboat wharf

Lake shore Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Sea potterySea pottery

Also reported: eyes-only: wharf piling stubs.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain).

Why this spot

Head of large-boat navigation on the St Johns, 1870s-1920s steamboat wharves handled citrus, celery and tourists on Lake Monroe

Steamboat landing location and traffic documented by UCF RICHES archive and state historical markers, no legal finds record since protections tightened

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

Alligators are a real presence on Lake MonroeSudden squalls

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