Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. 10 historic topographic surveys show this location, the earliest from 1944.
“The Vamar is a shipwreck near Mexico Beach, Florida, United States. It is located 3.7 miles offshore from Mexico Beach.”
Wikipedia article Vamar Shipwreck Site, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 12 National Register listings published here for Bay County · listed in 2006 · category: Site.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
The ground this property stands on, surveyed 44 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Vamar Shipwreck Site between 2000 and 2016, burning about 822 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2000 | Natural | 770 acres | Florida Forest Service | not named |
| 12 July 2004 | Natural | 50 acres | Florida Forest Service | MEXICO BEACH |
| 5 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | 31ST STREET (03) |
| 4 November 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Florida Forest Service | MARYLAND BLVD (03) |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mexico Beach, the town this property stands in, in 9 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 waterspout, 1 hail, 1 flood. The reports record 10 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Mexico Beach | 10 hurt, $500,000 | A tornadic waterspout moved onshore into Mexico Beach at approximately 6:30 am CDT, causing roof and siding damage to a couple of homes along the beach. The roof of the El Governor hotel was lifted and tossed across U.S. 98 into an RV park, where several RV's were damaged or rolled over. A number of minor injuries were reported at the RV park. The tornado continued eastward, moving inland across several neighborhoods. Roof damage, the most significant of which involved the peeling of metal roofing, was noted at several locations. Otherwise, the damage was scattered and mostly minor. The tornado dissipated before reaching Highway 386. The damage was consistent was an EF1 tornado with maximum winds of approximately 100 mph. |
| July 2013 | Flood | Mexico Beach | $1,000,000 | Persistent heavy rains over a multi-day period led to significant areal flooding across Bay county. Preliminary damage estimates were around $1 million with significant damage to roads occurring. Many rural roads became impassible and cut off residents in the area for extended periods of time. |
| October 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mexico Beach | $100,000 | Straight line wind damage occurred to the southeast of an EF1 tornado due to the rear flank downdraft of the supercell. Winds were estimated around 75 mph. Damage to roofing and siding occurred to homes. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mexico Beach | $1,000 | The Bay County 911 dispatch reported a power line blown down at 800 N 15th Street in Mexico Beach. Monetary damage was estimated. |
| October 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mexico Beach | - | An Ambient weather station in Mexico Beach gusted to 58 mph. |
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mexico Beach | - | The Mexico Beach WeatherSTEM gusted to 75 mph. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mexico Beach | - | Trees were blown down in Mexico Beach. |
| March 1998 | Hail | Mexico Beach | - | Pebble to quarter sized hail observed in Mexico Beach and along the Bay-Gulf County line. |
| September 1997 | Waterspout | Mexico Beach | - | A waterspout was reported by county authorities. |
United States Geological Survey topographic sheets whose coverage includes this point. Matched by taking the coordinate the National Park Service records for this property, then testing that coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 06000243 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Bay County | All 12 listed properties in this county. |
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