The Georges Valentine Wreck with the Tietigs, 1905
Item
Title
The Georges Valentine Wreck with the Tietigs, 1905
Description
Pile of lumber, with Margaret Andrews Tietig and husband Rudolph Tietig.
In October 1904, the Italian barkentine Georges Valentine sailed from Pensacola bound for Buenos Aires. On 16 October 1904, after hitting a storm, the ship ran aground in shallow water and wrecked off Hutchinson Island near Gilbert's Bar. Five crew members perished. Their bodies were not recovered. The seven survivors found refuge at the House of Refuge just 100 yards from the wreck site, where the House of Refuge's keeper, Captain William E. Rea, rendered aid to them.
On 19 July 2006, the Georges Valentine Shipwreck Site was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. On 16 October 2006, it became the eleventh Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve.
In October 1904, the Italian barkentine Georges Valentine sailed from Pensacola bound for Buenos Aires. On 16 October 1904, after hitting a storm, the ship ran aground in shallow water and wrecked off Hutchinson Island near Gilbert's Bar. Five crew members perished. Their bodies were not recovered. The seven survivors found refuge at the House of Refuge just 100 yards from the wreck site, where the House of Refuge's keeper, Captain William E. Rea, rendered aid to them.
On 19 July 2006, the Georges Valentine Shipwreck Site was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. On 16 October 2006, it became the eleventh Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve.
Source
Scan gift of Historical Society of Martin County, donation of Agnes Tietig Parlin.
Contributor
Rights
No Copyright - In the United States: The Martin County Library System believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. For more information, visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/
Format
Black and white negative; 5.2x3
Language
English
Type
Still image
Identifier
HSMC-2023-012-1-028
2023.012
HSMC-2024-047-PA1-055
Coverage
Original Format
Negatives
Collection
Citation
“The Georges Valentine Wreck with the Tietigs, 1905,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/1450.