In 1838, the luxury steamship Pulaski sank off the coast of North Carolina while sailing from Charleston to Baltimore, taking half of the 200 souls on board with it to the bottom of the Atlantic.
Thanks to the very nature of the ship, those on board were some of the richest, most influential people in America, including Congressmen, bankers, and businessmen, and when it sank, a lot of their wealth sank with it.
In January of this year, divers from Blue Water Ventures International and the Endurance Exploration Group discovered what they believed to be the wreck of the Pulaski around 64 kilometers (40 miles) off the coast of North Carolina, and many of the exciting finds – including gold and silver coins, silverware, and gold jewelry – support this.
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