- San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve State Park
Infobox_protected_area | name = San Pedro State Underwater Archaelogical Preserve State Park
iucn_category = V
caption =
locator_x = 235
locator_y = 171
location =Monroe County, Florida , USA
nearest_city =Islamorada, Florida
lat_degrees = 24
lat_minutes = 51
lat_seconds = 48
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 80
long_minutes = 40
long_seconds = 48
long_direction = W
area =
established =April 1 ,1989
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body =National Park Service /FloridaDepartment of Environmental Protection San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve State Park is a Florida State Park located in convert|18|ft|m of water, approximately convert|1.25|nmi|km south of
Indian Key . It became the secondFlorida Underwater Archaeological Preserve when it opened to the public in 1989. The heart of the park is the San Pedro, a submergedshipwreck from a 1733 Spanishflotilla , around which visitors can dive and snorkel. The wreck was added to the U.S.National Register of Historic Places onMay 31 ,2001 .Recreational Activities
Activities include
boating ,canoeing ,snorkeling ,scuba diving ,fishing andswimming .Hours
References and external links
* [http://www.floridastateparks.org/sanpedro/default.cfm San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve State Park] at [http://www.floridastateparks.org Florida State Parks]
* [http://www.abfla.com/parks/SanPedro/sanpedro.html San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve State Park] at [http://www.abfla.com Absolutely Florida]
* [http://areas.wildernet.com/pages/area.cfm?areaID=FLSPSANP&CU_ID=1 San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve State Park] at [http://areas.wildernet.com Wildernet]
* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Monroe/state.html Monroe County listings] at [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com National Register of Historic Places]
* [http://www.flheritage.com/facts/reports/places/Counties/Monroe.cfm Monroe County listings] at [http://www.flheritage.com Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs]
* [http://www.flheritage.com/archaeology/underwater/preserves/uwsanped.cfm San Pedro] at [http://www.flheritage.com/archaeology/underwater/preserves/index.cfm Florida's Underwater Archaeological Preserves]
* [http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/flshipwrecks/ped.htm San Pedro] at [http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/flshipwrecks Florida's Shipwrecks - 300 Years of Maritime History]
* [http://www.indiana.edu/~scuba/san_pedro/index.html San Pedro Underwater Archaeological Preserve] at [http://www.indiana.edu Indiana University]
* [http://www.nps.gov/history/NR/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/129shipwrecks/ "“The Spanish Treasure Fleets of 1715 and 1733: Disasters Strike at Sea”", a National Park Service Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) lesson plan]
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