Titusville in Brevard County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Benecke Family Garden
Garden #14
Henry John & Carolina Koelling Benecke
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, April 9, 2022
1. The Benecke Family Garden (Garden #14) Marker
Inscription.
The Benecke Family Garden. Garden #14. Originally from Germany, Henry and Carolina met in New York. Henry traveled to Merritt Island with a friend in the early 1890's and cleared enough land to receive his Homestead Certificate in 1895. Henry built a small sailboat for living quarters and transportation and hacked through dense foliage, building a primitive home in the area known as "Happy Creek." Henry and Carolina taught their six children how to live off the land, make their own guns, fishing boats and sails. They taught their children how to play the piano, violin, and dulcimer, eventually having a studio grand piano barged from Jacksonville to the homestead. A hunting and fishing guide, Henry taught his children the same skills. His son Herman continued that tradition with his two sons, Herman Ray and Carroll June who operated the Happy Creek Hunting and Fishing Lodge. Lillie was a hunting and fishing guide and wrote stories of her experiences that were published under the name of "Uncle Dudley," to hide the fact that she was a 16 year old girl. Lena caught alligators that she sold to tourists, earning her the name "Alligator Lena." Anna worked as a seamstress in a dress shop in Titusville and Laura crocheted and tatted. The youngest daughter Rose loved to swim and play with her homemade dolls.
Originally from Germany, Henry and Carolina met in New York. Henry traveled to Merritt Island with a friend in the early 1890's and cleared enough land to receive his Homestead Certificate in 1895. Henry built a small sailboat for living quarters and transportation and hacked through dense foliage, building a primitive home in the area known as "Happy Creek." Henry and Carolina taught their six children how to live off the land, make their own guns, fishing boats and sails. They taught their children how to play the piano, violin, and dulcimer, eventually having a studio grand piano barged from Jacksonville to the homestead. A hunting and fishing guide, Henry taught his children the same skills. His son Herman continued that tradition with his two sons, Herman Ray and Carroll June who operated the Happy Creek Hunting & Fishing Lodge. Lillie was a hunting & fishing guide and wrote stories of her experiences that were published under the name of "Uncle Dudley," to hide the fact that she was a 16 year old girl. Lena caught alligators that she sold to tourists, earning her the name "Alligator Lena." Anna worked as a seamstress in a dress shop in Titusville and Laura crocheted and tatted. The youngest daughter Rose loved to swim and play with her homemade dolls.
Location. 28° 36.636′ N, 80° 48.481′ W. Marker is in Titusville, Florida, in Brevard County. It is on South Hopkins Avenue (U.S. 1) just north of Pine Street, on the left when traveling south. Marker located within the Pritchard House Gardens. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 419 S Hopkins Ave, Titusville FL 32796, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Florida’s Space Coast. It is also in the American South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. 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.
Regarding The Benecke Family Garden. These family history gardens were sponsored by descendants
Photographed by Brandon D Cross, April 9, 2022
2. The Benecke Family Garden (Garden #14) Marker
of early families that settled in Titusville and North Brevard County. The plaques record family histories and stories of the development of the local area.
Also see . . . Family History Gardens. (Submitted on April 13, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 204 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on April 13, 2022, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
