Shipwrecks
SS Winfield Scott
Sank 1853 ยท Anacapa Island, Channel Islands, CA
ProtectedThe prize. ~$2M in Gold Rush bullion
Where. Anacapa Island, Channel Islands, CA
Status. Protected
Where. Anacapa Island, Channel Islands, CA
Status. Protected
The account
Ran aground in fog; all 450 aboard survived. The much-salvaged wreck now lies within Channel Islands National Park.
Leads, where the trail points now
- The site is documented at Anacapa Island, Channel Islands, CA; the open questions now are access and what remains, not where it is.
- Within Channel Islands NP & on the NRHP, protected federal site.
- What is there: ~$2M in Gold Rush bullion.
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