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Historic Coaling Pier Pilings
An excellent diving and snorkeling site, the Coaling Pier Pilings attract large grouper, tarpon, barracudas and sharks.
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Historic Coaling Pier Pilings Details
An excellent diving and snorkeling site, the Coaling Pier Pilings attract large grouper, tarpon, barracudas and sharks. You'll also see many small fish and coral in various colors here. The pilings are the remnants of a pier that the Navy built in the late 1800s. After a hurricane destroyed the structure, the Navy decided not to rebuild. However, the pier's pilings remained in tact, and over time became a shelter for sea life.
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