Exhibits and Preserves
Kip Wagner's team built an exhibit featured in the January 1965 issue of the National Geographic and held at National Geographic "Explorers Hall" in Washington, D.C. This was the beginning of a fine collection of 1715 plate fleet treasure that brought hundreds of visitors from around the world. An exhibit was set up with a grand opening on May 1, 1967 at the First National Bank of Satellite Beach, Florida.
A museum in Cape Canaveral, Florida the Museum of Sunken Treasure housed this treasure. Underwater archeologist Bob Marx designed many of the exhibits, as well as providing additional treasure to the collection.
In 1987 another ship in the fleet, the Urca de Lima, became the first shipwreck in the Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserves.
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