JOHN de BRY COLLECTION/1715 FLEET SOCIETY
300 years ago
A hurricane destroyed a fleet of 11 ships laden with riches, killing hundreds and spilling much of the precious cargo along our shores — the rest is Treasure Coast history
Old Fort Park
If there’s one place you want to visit on the Treasure Coast to imagine where the earliest settlers gathered, go no farther than Old Fort Park...
Researcher for the ages
On the 305th anniversary of the sinking of a fleet of treasure ships off our coast, friends and family members pay tribute to the researcher who helped reconstruct these shipwrecks and many others during the Spanish colonial period.
Celebrated circus performer gets grave marked after 81 years of anonymity
After 81 years, celebrated circus performer Lucia Zora, known as “the bravest woman in the world,’’ no longer lies in an unmarked grave.
The high-ceilinged great room becomes an art gallery, with work by Sean and Sharon Sexton lining the walls and displayed on cabinets. ROB DOWNEY PHOTO
Home on the range
In the spirit of his grandfather, Waldo, Sean Sexton and wife, Sharon, have built a comfortable home on their ranch from salvaged materials
Zora
Her feats as a circus performer drew worldwide acclaim. But when it came to leaving the spotlight it was to the Treasure Coast that Lucia Zora retreated
Marygrace Sexton
Florida’s OJ Queen
Marygrace Sexton leads her company to national prominence for the flavor of its orange juice
These are some of the doubloons recovered from the 1715 Plate Fleet recovered off the shores of the Treasure Coast. PHOTO PROVIDED BY MEL FISHER TREASURE MUSEUM
How we became the Treasure Coast
Long known for our world-famous citrus, St. Lucie, Martin and Indian River counties became known as the Treasure Coast after the discovery of riches off our shores in the 1960s
Riverview Memorial Park general manager Sonya-Elizabeth Trachtman points to the unmarked grave believed to be that of the celebrated circus performer Lucia Zora. ED DRONDOSKI PHOTO
Final resting spot for ‘bravest woman’ an unmarked grave?
In life, she was celebrated as the “bravest woman in the world,” riding around a circus ring on the trunk of an elephant or entering a steel cage with deadly lions and tigers. Her feats were celebrated in newspapers across the country and in her autobiography, “Sawdust and Solitude.”
The Ashley Gang: What really happened
A gumshoe follows the trail of the Ashley Gang 83 years after their shooting deaths to reveal who did what at the Sebastian Bridge and why
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