Titusville in Brevard County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Titusville Veteran's Memorial Fishing Pier

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, December 22, 2016

1. Titusville Veterans Memorial Fishing Pier Marker

Inscription. This pier was the western end of Walker Bridge, the first bridge linking Titusville to Merritt Island. Built in 1922, the hand-cranked, wooden drawbridge served the area until preparations for a modern causeway began in the late 1930s. Causeway construction halted following the United States’ entrance into World War II. A temporary connection was built linking the unfinished causeway to the bridge. In 1942, an Army transport laden with soldiers and equipment failed to make the turn at this juncture, which resulted in an accident that claimed the lives of six soldiers. Several inmates from a labor crew working nearby aided in the rescue. Despite saving several soldiers and recovering the bodies of the deceased, they received little public recognition for their efforts. After the war, construction resumed, and the causeway opened in 1949. Local citizens petitioned the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for ownership of this remaining part of Walker Bridge for use as a public fishing pier. Valued by locals and tourists alike, the pier has been restored through the generosity of the local community to ensure it will remain a cherished

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gathering place for generations to come.

Erected 2016 by The Brevard County Historical Commission, The Brevard County Tourist Development Council and the Florida Department of State. (Marker Number F-897.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Bridges & Viaducts • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1922.

Location. 28° 37.165′ N, 80° 48.032′ W. Marker is in Titusville, Florida, in Brevard County. It can be reached from A. Max Brewer Memorial Parkway (County Road 402) 0.4 miles east of Indian River Avenue. Marker is on the north side of the present bridge at the end of the parking area for pier. Pier is beyond marker. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 A Max Brewer Memorial Parkway, Titusville FL 32796, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Space Coast.

It is also in the American South

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Titusville Veterans Memorial Fishing Pier Marker at end of parking area image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, December 22, 2016

2. Titusville Veterans Memorial Fishing Pier Marker at end of parking area

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39 - 1965 (approx. 0.4 miles away); Project Mercury Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Old Glory (approx. half a mile away); The Steamboat Pioneer, 1877 (approx. half a mile away); Robert H. Goddard’s First Liquid Fueled Rocket (approx. half a mile away); Jules Verne vs. NASA’s Apollo 11 (approx. half a mile away); Striving For Peace Throughout The World (approx. half a mile away); The Tuskegee Airmen Of World War II (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Titusville.

Photographed by Diane Murphy, March 2024

3. Titusville Veteran's Memorial Fishing Pier Marker

Photographed by Diane Murphy, March 2024

4. Titusville Veteran's Memorial Fishing Pier Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2017, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,276 times since then and 95 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 19, 2017, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 3, 4. submitted on March 10, 2024, by Diane Murphy of Saint Cloud, Florida. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.