Mashes Sands
Encyclopedia
Mashes Sands is a beach front in Wakulla County
, Florida
, United States
.
Mashes Sands is located 6 miles south-southeast of Panacea
at the terminus of Mashes Sands Road (SR. 372). The beach overlooks the Gulf of Mexico
from a small peninsula bordered by Ochlockonee Bay on the west and the greater Apalachee Bay
to the east.
Mashes Sands saw action during the Civil War
. On 15 July 1863, the screw steamer gunboat USS Stars and Stripes
and wooden side-wheel steam ferryboat USS Somerset
attacked the salt works here .
"The Sands" is serviced and accessed by Wakulla County Airport
is located approximately 3 miles south of Panacea. It is the only airport in Wakulla County.
In June 2007, Mashes Sands was used as a filming location of the student film Apotheosis.
Wakulla County, Florida
Wakulla County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 22,863. The U.S. Census Bureau 2005 estimate for the county was 28,212 people...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Mashes Sands is located 6 miles south-southeast of Panacea
Panacea, Florida
Panacea is a small unincorporated community in Wakulla County, Florida, United States of America. It is in the Tallahassee metro area. Its elevation is seven feet above sea level....
at the terminus of Mashes Sands Road (SR. 372). The beach overlooks the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...
from a small peninsula bordered by Ochlockonee Bay on the west and the greater Apalachee Bay
Apalachee Bay
Apalachee Bay is a bay in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico occupying an indentation of the Florida coast to the west of where the Florida peninsula joins the United States mainland. It is bordered by Taylor, Jefferson, Wakulla and Franklin counties. The Aucilla, Econfina, St. Marks and Ochlocknee...
to the east.
Mashes Sands saw action during the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. On 15 July 1863, the screw steamer gunboat USS Stars and Stripes
USS Stars and Stripes (1861)
USS Stars and Stripes was a 407-ton steamer acquired by the U.S. Navy and put to use by the Union during the American Civil War....
and wooden side-wheel steam ferryboat USS Somerset
USS Somerset (1862)
USS Somerset was a wooden-hulled, side-wheel ferryboat built at Brooklyn, N.Y., in 1862, which was purchased by the Navy at Washington, D. C., on 4 March 1862 and was commissioned at the New York Navy Yard on 3 April 1862, Lt...
attacked the salt works here .
"The Sands" is serviced and accessed by Wakulla County Airport
Wakulla County Airport
Wakulla County Airport is a public airport located 3 miles south of the central business district of Panacea, in Wakulla County, Florida, United States...
is located approximately 3 miles south of Panacea. It is the only airport in Wakulla County.
In June 2007, Mashes Sands was used as a filming location of the student film Apotheosis.