Pirates: The Last Scourge of the Gulf! with Florida Public Archaeology Network
June 30 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
Two centuries ago, a massive wave of piracy struck the Gulf of Mexico and terrorized shipping along the Gulf coast. Florida was especially dangerous for travelers. Jean Lafitte and Charles Gibbs, two of the most notorious pirates from this period, had close ties to the Florida panhandle. One case of piracy even wound up in the court of West Florida in Pensacola and made newspaper headlines across the nation.
In this talk, Mike Thomin examines some of the broader aspects of piracy during the early 1800s in the Gulf and Caribbean. It also focuses on the current archaeological evidence for possible pirate ships from this period that wrecked beneath the waters of the Gulf.
If you have children, don’t miss our program, Shipwreck on a Tarp, at 2:00 pm on the same date!
Mike Thomin is the Director of Education and Interpretation at the Florida Public Archaeology Network’s Coordinating Center and a Faculty Senior Research Associate at the University of West Florida. For more information about this program visit: https://www.fpan.us/events/pirates-the-last-scourge-of-the-gulf/.