Lofthus (shipwreck)

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Lofthus (shipwreck)
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
Location:	Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
Nearest city:	Boynton Beach, Florida
Coordinates:	26°33′47″N, 80°02′19″W
Established:	January 6, 2004
Governing body:	National Park Service / Florida Department of Environmental Protection

The Lofthus (also known as the Cashmere) is a Norwegian shipwreck (which sank in 1898) near Boynton Beach, Florida, United States. It is located three-quarters of a mile north of Boynton Inlet, 175 yards offshore from Manalapan. On January 6, 2004, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It also became the eighth Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserve the same year.

[edit] References

• Palm Beach County listings at National Register of Historic Places
• Lofthus at Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
• The Lofthus Wreck Site at Marine Archaeological Research & Conservation, Inc.
• Lofthus Shipwreck Named Palm Beach County’s First Underwater Archaelogical Preserve at Historical Society of Palm Beach County
• Local Diving - Ship Wrecks - Lofthus at Splashdown Divers
• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 26.563° -80.039°
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