Vamar Shipwreck Site

3.7 mi. offshore Mexico Beach, Mexico Beach, Florida. County/parish: Bay.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places April 10, 2006. NRIS 06000243.

1 contributing site.

Also known as:

  • Eleanor Bolling
  • Kilmarnock
  • Vamar State Underwater Archaeolgical Preserve

From Wikipedia:

Vamar Shipwreck Site

The Vamar is a shipwreck (which sank on March 21, 1942) near Mexico Beach, Florida, United States. It is located 3.7 miles offshore from Mexico Beach. It became the ninth Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve when it was dedicated in 2004. On April 10, 2006, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77842046

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