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Pirates exhibit at Temple Mound Museum
FORT WALTON BEACH — This summer the Indian Temple Mound Museum presents the exhibit Pirates: Last Scourge of the Gulf.
The exhibit tells the story of the last golden age of piracy in the Gulf of Mexico in the early 1800s when political upheaval in the Old and New World led to an opportunity for law-lessness in the Gulf.
The exhibit features artifacts from the time period, a pirate ship to play on, knot-tying station, pirate dress-up for the younger buccaneers, and much more.
Visitors will learn all about the famous pirates who plied the Gulf in the Caribbean, from Edward Teach to Jack Rackham.
Visitors will learn about life aboard a pirate ship and chart the rise of fall of the pirates as part of this region’s history.
Regular admission to the Indian Temple Mound Museum also covers the exhibit, which is on display in the Lazarus Education Room until Labor Day.
Heritage Park & Cul-tural Center is at 139 Miracle Strip Parkway S.E. The Indian Temple Mound Museum hours are 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Call the museum at 833-9595.