Martin Digital History

House of Refuge and beach, c. 1980

Item

Title

House of Refuge and beach, c. 1980

Description

View of Gilbert's Bar and beach with House of Refuge in background. Back caption reads "House of Refuge -- Stuart/ The House of Refuge located on the beach, was a place for sailors that had been ship-wrecked to find food and lodging and protection from the elements."

Source

Scans gift of Stuart Heritage Museum.

Publisher

Gulfstream Card Co., Inc. (Miami, Fla.)

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

Color printed postcard; 5.9x4.1 inches

Language

English

Type

Still image

Identifier

SHM-2023-011-162
2023.011
SHM 89.23.6

Coverage

Original Format

Postcards

Collection

Citation

“House of Refuge and beach, c. 1980,” Martin Digital History, accessed October 5, 2026, https://www.martindigitalhistory.org/items/show/2288.