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

Hodgson Brothers Store and Boatways

Photographed by Karen Cox, October 30, 2011

1. Hodgson Brothers Store and Boatways Marker

Inscription. Alexander R. Hodgson, H.U. Hodgson and John Edwin Hodgson, brothers, together with their families, came to Eau Gallie about 1883. They founded the Hodgson Brothers mercantile business at this location in the 1890s. They later added a marine ways and machine shop For a number years the Hodgsons operated a small steamboat in connection with their business, as well as having an orange grove on the south side of the Eau Gallie River. When John Edwin Hodgson died in June, 1918, the whole town turned out for the funeral held in St. John Episcopal Church. Every business in Eau Gallie closed for the occasion.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1918.

Location. 28° 7.58′ N, 80° 37.49′ W. Marker is in Melbourne, Florida, in Brevard County. It is on Houston Street 0.1 miles south of Young Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Melbourne FL 32935, 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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Eau Gallie Yacht Club (within shouting distance of this marker); Ballard House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hodgson Home and Drugstore (about 300 feet away); Pentoaya (about 400 feet away); A tribute to Thomas Barbour

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(about 400 feet away); Breckenridge Landing (about 500 feet away); Site of First Houston Homestead (about 500 feet away); Houston Pioneer Cemetery (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Melbourne.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Gen. John B. Castleman House (was about 400 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Hodgson Brothers Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jamie Cox, May 14, 2023

2. Hodgson Brothers Marker

The Hodgson Brothers Marker is near the south end of Houston Street.

House at Hodgson Site image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Karen Cox, October 30, 2011

3. House at Hodgson Site

Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 1, 2011, by Jamie Cox of Melbourne, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,149 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 1, 2011, by Jamie Cox of Melbourne, Florida. 2. submitted on May 14, 2023, by Jamie Cox of Melbourne, Florida. 3. submitted on November 1, 2011, by Jamie Cox of Melbourne, Florida. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.