Old Stone Wharf Archeological Site, Archaeological site in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, United States.
The Old Stone Wharf is the remains of a maritime structure built from coquina stone along the Florida coast in New Smyrna Beach. The wharf shows where early settlers loaded and unloaded cargo from ships.
The wharf was built in the 18th century as part of a colonial settlement founded by European settlers on the Florida coast. The settlement was abandoned as trade routes and economic patterns shifted over time.
The site reveals how different people traded and worked together along the coast, leaving visible marks of their shared maritime activities. The structures show the practical choices settlers made to build in this landscape.
The site sits along the coast and is easy to reach from nearby roads in New Smyrna Beach. Visitors can view the structures from walking paths, and information signs help explain what they are seeing.
The structure was built entirely from coquina stone made of shells and sea materials found right at the coast. This tells how settlers made do with what nature provided instead of importing stone from elsewhere.
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