Shipwreck · Troy Spring, Florida
Madison
A side-wheel steamboat that ran the Suwannee River, carrying mail and goods, owned by Captain James M. Tucker. In 1863, during the Civil War, Tucker had her scuttled at Troy Spring to keep Union forces from taking her. Her boilers, smokestacks and cabin were salvaged in later years; what remains is the lower hull, mostly the keel and ribs, in the shallow spring run below the spring, seen by snorkelers and divers and sometimes from the boardwalk when the water is clear. Archaeologists have not proven that this wreck is the Madison: the remains look smaller than she was. In Troy Spring State Park; take nothing.
Open in the viewer from Troy Spring State Park boardwalk →
Quick facts
| Type | Shipwreck, side-wheel steamboat |
|---|---|
| Lost | 1863 |
| Position | 30.0062°N, 82.9971°W (approximate, ±30 m) |
| From Troy Spring State Park boardwalk | 32 m (106 ft), bearing 62° ENE |
| Source | Satellite imagery; OpenStreetMap; Wikipedia; Clio |
How to see it
Underwater. From Troy Spring State Park boardwalk, 32 m (106 ft) away, CoastFinder marks where it lies, at its bearing and distance.
Further reading: Madison (1855) on Wikipedia.
On the website for now. This shipwreck is in the web viewer first. The CoastFinder app covers the North Carolina coast today; follow @coastfinderapp to hear when more coasts arrive.
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Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.