Lofthus (shipwreck)

Infobox_protected_area | name = Lofthus (shipwreck)
iucn_category = V

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caption =
locator_x = 239
locator_y = 163
location = Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
nearest_city = Boynton Beach, Florida
lat_degrees = 26
lat_minutes = 33
lat_seconds = 47
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 80
long_minutes = 02
long_seconds = 19
long_direction = W
area =
established = January 6, 2004
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visitation_year =
governing_body = Florida Department of Environmental Protection

The Lofthus (also known as the Cashmere) is a Norwegian shipwreck (which sank in 1898) near Boynton Beach, Florida, United States. It is located three-quarters of a mile north of Boynton Inlet, 175 yards offshore from Manalapan. On January 6, 2004, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It also became the eighth Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve the same year.

References

* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Palm+Beach/state.html Palm Beach County listings] at [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com National Register of Historic Places]
* [http://www.flheritage.com/archaeology/underwater/preserves/uwlofthus.cfm Lofthus] at [http://www.flheritage.com Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs]
* [http://www.marinearcheology.org/httpdocs/Lofthus.htm The Lofthus Wreck Site] at [http://www.marinearcheology.org Marine Archaeological Research & Conservation, Inc.]
* [http://www.historicalsocietypbc.org/news_LOFTHUSDedication.asp Lofthus Shipwreck Named Palm Beach County’s First Underwater Archaelogical Preserve] at [http://www.historicalsocietypbc.org Historical Society of Palm Beach County]
* [http://www.splashdowndivers.com/wrecks/lofthus.htm Local Diving - Ship Wrecks - Lofthus] at [http://www.splashdowndivers.com Splashdown Divers]