While laden with booty, the S.S. Central America shipwreck was also a deep sea gravesite. The ship sank 7,200 feet deep in the Atlantic Ocean during a hurricane on September 12, 1857. The ship was ...

said that the S.S. Central America is his "all-time favorite shipwreck ... a window of the past." He said it was amazing to think that gold nuggets panned from streams in the Sierra foothills ...

Treasures recovered from a shipwreck that's been at the bottom ... and the human tragedy behind the shipwreck of the S.S. Central America. Four hundred and twenty five people drowned when ...

Of the 577 gold bars recovered from the S.S. Central America shipwreck, 373 were made by the Kellogg & Humbert firm. Historians have said the ship’s sinking contributed to the financial crisis ...

The SS Central America also had 500 people on board when it went down Sept. 12, 1857. Despite the deadly outcome, the shipwreck has become known for the lost gold, which helped spark a nationwide ...

Pulled from a sunken trunk at an 1857 shipwreck off the coast of North ... there’s no denying the pants were made before the S.S. Central America sank in a hurricane on Sept.

Other SS Central America treasures include rare coins of ... Collections and the Treasure Trove of Rarities: Coins & Treasure Shipwreck Auction on Saturday, April 29th, visit ...