Santa Maria Floating Museum

Memories from 2013. Thanks, Lori!

TBT-Found this photo of the Santa Maria from August 2013 that I thought I'd share.

Figurehead of the Gripshunden has been found. This Swedish ship sank in 1495, 3 years afer Columbus first set sail.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33872473

Medieval Swedish ship's 'sea monster' figurehead raised from sea - BBC News The figurehead from the 15th century ship has been raised from the Baltic Sea near Ronneby, Sweden, more than 500 years after it sank.

The San Salvador was launched yesterday in San Diego! It's a replica of a 1542 Spanish ship that was first European ship to reach the west coast of North America. Lots of photos at the link.

7/29/2015 The San Salvador is in the water. - jgsoto 7/29/2015 The San Salvador is in the water.

The Freedom Train traveled the USA in 1947-49, bringing important historical documents of American history to citizens across the country. Along with the flag raised at Iwo Jima, the Magna Carta, and George Washington's own copy of the Constitution, the exhibit included a letter from Christopher Columbus.
http://mashable.com/2015/07/04/usa-freedom-train/

The time America put its national treasures on a cross-country train Between 1947 and 1949, America's most treasured documents crisscrossed the nation, on board a train — the "Freedom Train."