Stuart in Martin County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Georges Valentine

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, December 27, 2017

1. Georges Valentine Marker

Inscription. The iron-hulled Italian bark Georges Valentine was built in 1869 at Liverpool, England. She was wrecked here in a storm on October 16, 1904, while bound from Pensacola to Buenos Aires with a load of lumber. Five members of her twelve-man crew drowned but the rest found shelter at the Gilbert's Bar House of Refuge, located directly on-shore.

State Underwater Archaeological Preserve

Erected by State of Florida.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lost at Sea series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 16, 1904.

Location. 27° 11.961′ N, 80° 9.925′ W. Marker is in Stuart, Florida, in Martin County. It can be reached from Southeast MacArthur Boulevard 1.4 miles south of Southeast Ocean Boulevard (State Road A1A), on the left when traveling south. Marker is on the retaining wall on the beach side of the House of Refuge. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 Southeast MacArthur Boulevard, Stuart FL 34996, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is on Florida’s Treasure Coast.

It is also in the American South

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Gilbert's Bar Prehistoric Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Gilbert's Bar House of Refuge (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Sewall Home, Dock and Pineapple Fields (approx. 2 miles away); Sewall's Point (approx. 2.1 miles away); The Bakers of Waveland (approx. 2.3 miles away); Combat Wounded Veterans (approx. 3.4 miles away); Mount Elizabeth Mound (approx. 3½ miles away); Mount Elizabeth (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stuart.

Also see . . . Florida Underwater Preserves. (Submitted on January 1, 2018, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, December 27, 2017

2. Georges Valentine Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 2, 2018. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2018, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 623 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 1, 2018, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.