Long known for our world-famous citrus, St. Lucie, Martin and Indian River counties became known as the Treasure Coast after the discovery of riches off our shores in the 1960s

A hurricane destroyed a fleet of 11 ships laden with riches, killing hundreds and spilling much of the precious cargo along our shores — the rest is Treasure Coast history

If there’s one place you want to visit on the Treasure Coast to imagine where the earliest settlers gathered, go no farther than Old Fort Park...