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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Brevard County, Florida
Adjacent to Brevard County, Florida
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| | Established in 1892, the Bethel A.M.E. Church of Merritt Island was the first African Methodist Episcopal church on North Tropical Trail, located on land James R. Ragan originally acquired through the Homestead Act in 1895. The wooden church sat on . . . — — Map (db m101067) HM |
| | In 1892, Frank Cass Allen, a Georgiana merchant, began building a 0.6-mile standard-gauge railway with steel rail and wood ties across Merritt’s Island at this location, connecting docks on the Indian and Banana Rivers. It was part of his private . . . — — Map (db m94408) HM |
| | Georgianna United Methodist Church was built in the community of Georgiana on Merritt's Island in 1886. The ringing of the church bell still marks the beginning of worship as it has for many decades. Franklin C. Allen, Jr., a local homesteader, . . . — — Map (db m102267) HM |
| | The Sams family came to Brevard County from South Carolina in 1875 to take advantage of the 1860 Homestead Act. The family consisted of John Hanahan Sams, his wife Sarah, their five children, Johns brother William Sams, and his sister, Catherine . . . — — Map (db m101410) HM |
| | In 1868, the Field family landed on Merritt Island to start a new life. A year later, much of the family returned to Macon, Georgia, but the two eldest brothers John R. (J.R.) and Samuel J. (Sam) Field remained. Using the Homestead Act of 1862, they . . . — — Map (db m140801) HM |
| | Provost Hall was originally constructed in 1910 as the Georgiana Club house on land provided by Charles D. Provost and his wife Gertrude Breese Provost. Until their grandchildren, Charles D. Provost and his sister, Mary Virginia Provost Katz, gave . . . — — Map (db m94407) HM |
| | The primary function of the SATAN tracking antenna was to receive radio signals in the Ultra High Frequency (UHF) range of 136 to 137 megahertz from orbiting unmanned spacecraft.
In service from 1964 until 1979 the . . . — — Map (db m13923) HM |
| | Saturn V, the United States’ largest and most powerful launch vehicle, was designed to hurl American astronauts in an Apollo capsule to the Moon. Composed of three stages and an instrument unit, the Saturn V, which stood 111 meters (363 feet) tall, . . . — — Map (db m105211) HM |
| | St. Luke's Episcopal Church of Courtenay was formed by the Porcher, LaRoche, Sams and other families that settled on north Merritt Island after leaving the Charleston, South Carolina area in 1875 due to the loss of their homes and plantations during . . . — — Map (db m101022) HM |
| | Before the Clifton Schoolhouse was built, Butler Campbell and Andrew Jackson’s children were home schooled by a black teacher, Mr. Mahaffey. The teacher was paid five dollars for each student, after examination by the County School Superintendent. . . . — — Map (db m107986) HM |
| | The last naval battle of the American Revolutionary War took place off the coast of Cape Canaveral on March 10, 1783. The fight began when three British ships sighted two Continental Navy ships, the Alliance commanded by Captain John Barry . . . — — Map (db m94406) HM |
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The Ais were one of the most influential and powerful tribes in Florida when Spanish Army Lt. Alvaro Mexia mapped Ulumay Lagoon in 1605. He wrote in his diary “Here is the town of Ulumay, the first one of the province of Ais. In back of and . . . — — Map (db m72602) HM |
| | Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that . . . — — Map (db m142392) HM WM |
| | The light of freedom still burns brightly in our world today because of the service and sacrifice of America’s men and women in uniform.
Our Nation’s servicemen and women have fought the forces of tyranny and
won victories for liberty, human . . . — — Map (db m142686) WM |
| | The light of freedom still burns brightly in our world today because
of the service and sacrifice of America’s men and women in uniform.
Our Nation’s servicemen and women have fought the forces of tyranny and
won victories for liberty, . . . — — Map (db m142689) WM |
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The muffled drum’s sad roll has beat
The soldier’s last tattoo;
No more on life’s parade shall meet
That brave and fallen few.
On Fame’s eternal camping-ground
Their silent tents are spread,
And Glory guards, with solemn round, . . . — — Map (db m145356) WM |
| | In 1894, after organizing a congregation, St. James Colored Missionary Baptist Church acquired land in Mims, and with Rev. G. Brewer as pastor, built the first wooden church on this site in 1904 under the guidance of Rev. J.S. Gilbert. Many of North . . . — — Map (db m101402) HM |
| | Established in 1869, this is the oldest cemetery on Florida's lower East Coast. The oldest portion is located in the front center section, evidenced by the southeasterly positioning of the tombstones. Tom Johnson Cockshutt (1841-1917), who arrived . . . — — Map (db m101404) HM |
| | In the early 1900s, a two acre parcel of land north of LaGrange Community Church and Cemetery was given to the Mims colored community for a cemetery. Earliest marked graves are dated 1903; many are unmarked. In the 1800s both blacks and whites . . . — — Map (db m101403) HM |
| | Navy Seabees
with willing hearts and skillful hands, the difficult we do at once,
the impossible takes a bit longer
Seabees can do
We build We fight — — Map (db m145320) WM |
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Sky Soldiers
The Florida Chapter Dedicates
This memorial To The Sky Soldiers
Of The 173rd Airborne Brigade
Who Served With Honor — — Map (db m145321) WM |
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In honor of those who gave the
ultimate sacrifice in service to
the United States of America and
the families they left behind.
The sacrifice will not be forgotten. — — Map (db m145318) WM |
| | Native Americans, explorers and settlers hauled or carried canoes and small boats over this narrow strip of land between Mosquito Lagoon and the Indian River. Eventually it became known as the “haulover.” Connecting both bodies of water . . . — — Map (db m108012) HM |
| | Mission » Launch Vehicle » Dates » Crew » Pad » Highlights APOLLO Apollo 4 Saturn V - Nov. 9, 1967: Unmanned » Pad A - Saturn V's First Flight Test Apollo 6 Saturn V - April 4, 1968: Unmanned » Pad A - Second Saturn V Flight Test Apollo 8 . . . — — Map (db m118845) HM |
| | This house is one of the last remaining examples of Queen Ann architecture in the area. The tall proportions, a variety of surface textures and the irregularity of plan are representative of this style. One of the most predominant characteristics is . . . — — Map (db m102297) HM |
| | The Valencia Historic District was developed during the Florida Land Boom of the 1920s. The Valencia Homes Company was formed in 1924 by local businessmen C. Sweet Smith, Charles D. Smith, L. S. Andrews and Horace R. Bruen. The company acquired a . . . — — Map (db m70298) HM |
| | A strong Christian man who cared for the needs of others more than his own. Founder and first Mayor of Satellite Beach. A man who invested his time, talent and resources to help others. Through 16 years of dedicated service as Mayor, from 1957 to . . . — — Map (db m48978) HM |
| | The men and women of the Air Force Eastern Test Range proudly dedicate this monument to our national progress in missile and space technology in recognition of the American revolution Bicentennial. Erected on site of support elements for early space . . . — — Map (db m57602) HM |
| | The first group of
astronauts selected for the
Space Transportation System
(STS) Program
began training in 1978.
This group of men and women
Followed in the footsteps of
the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo,
Manned . . . — — Map (db m113138) HM |
| | Name Origin:
Named for a Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Sailing Ship of exploration in the 20th century.
Flight History:
First flight October 3, 1985.
Atlantis was launched into space 33 times and, during 4,848 orbits, flew 126 . . . — — Map (db m113083) HM |
| | Name Origin:
Named for a British exploration ship that sailed in the 19th Century, as well as the Apollo 17 lunar module.
Flight History:
First flight April 4, 1983.
Challenger completed 995 orbits during 10 missions beginning in 1983. . . . — — Map (db m113067) HM |
| | Name Origin:
Boston-based ship that explored the Pacific Northwest during the 18th century.
Flight History:
First flight April 12, 1981.
Columbia was the first Space Shuttle Orbiter to launch into space, flying 28 times. In 2003, on its . . . — — Map (db m113062) HM |
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Name Origin:
Named for two famous British ships of exploration in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Flight History:
First flight August 30, 1984. Discovery was NASA’s “workhorse shuttle’. During 39 missions, between 1984 and 2011, it . . . — — Map (db m113074) HM |
| | Indian River oranges, one of Florida's most outstanding products were developed in the 19th century by Douglas Dummett. The Dummett family immigrated from the Barbados in 1807. By 1825, Thomas Dummett had acquired sugar plantations on the east coast . . . — — Map (db m125643) HM |
| | Name Origin:
Named by schoolchildren for the famous British ship that took James Cook on his first voyage of exploration in the 18th century.
Flight History:
First flight May 7, 1992.
Endeavour was built to replace Challenger and flew 25 . . . — — Map (db m113080) HM |
| | Name Origin:
Enterprise was named for the spaceship from the Star Trek television series.
Flight & Test Orbiter:
First free flight August 12, 1977.
Enterprise was used for the Approach and Landing test program, making five free . . . — — Map (db m113001) HM |
| | This property is the former homesite of civil rights activists Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore, two people whose lives were committed to help Florida’s Negro communities unite to form a collective identity. Mr. Moore was a Brevard County educator . . . — — Map (db m99536) HM |
| | Hernandez Trail
1837-1928 — — Map (db m102313) HM |
| | Arriving in 1885, the first railroad to Titusville was a 35-mile stretch of track from Enterprise on a line of the Jacksonville, Tampa, and Key West Railroad, the JT&KW. The tracks ran down the middle of Broad Street’s right-of-way, and out onto a . . . — — Map (db m112675) HM |
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Jules Verne’s mythical journey to the Moon in the 1880’s
was similar to the Apollo 11 launched on July 16, 1969
Both had three man crews
Both landed in the Pacific Ocean
Both used retro-rockets for descent
Both flights blasted off . . . — — Map (db m112256) HM |
| | "Look across the Indian River… it is from the tract of land east of Titusville that the United States will fire its hopes toward the moon… From now on, Titusville will be known as space exploration headquarters." - Titusville Star . . . — — Map (db m141292) HM |
| | We descendants of the heroes of the American Revolution who, by their sacrifices established the United States of America …_ dedicate this Liberty Tree in their honor. — — Map (db m113326) WM |
| | Top section of marker:
Old Glory
I Am The Star Spangled Banner.....
Conceived In 1777 Out Of Love
America Bore For Liberty And Honor.
I Am The Memorial Of Countless Heroes Who
Shed Their Blood To Preserve This . . . — — Map (db m115280) WM |
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This site derives its name from the Oliver family who migrated from Missouri and homesteaded this area of Turnbull Hammock in the early 1870’s. They owned large tracts of timberland and citrus groves, and the main “camp” was located . . . — — Map (db m72737) HM |
| | Mercury Project
Initiated in 1958, completed in 1963. Project Mercury was United States’ first man-in-space program. Over 2,000,000 people from many government agencies and aerospace corporations combining their skills and experiences into the . . . — — Map (db m116582) HM |
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The first flight of a liquid oxygen – gasoline rocket occurred March 16, 1926 in Auburn, Mass. Traveling a distance of 184 feet in 2.5 seconds with an average speed of 60 miles per hour. — — Map (db m112263) HM |
| | Dedicated to the memory of
The 783 brave American
soldiers of the 66th Infantry
Division who lost their lives
on Christmas Eve 1944
when their troop ship
was torpedoed in the
English Channel off
the coast of France.
The . . . — — Map (db m143948) WM |
| | George W. Scobie sailed his 50-foot oyster boat Sophie Fry to Titusville in 1885 and founded the Indian River commercial fishing industry. When rail service arrived, he began shipping large quantities of oysters and fish north. Before long, . . . — — Map (db m101409) HM |
| | In 1887, construction of a church was begun on land donated to the Titusville Episcopal mission by Mary Titus, wife of the town's founder, and J. Dunlin Perkinson, lay reader of the mission. The name of the church was changed from St. John's to St. . . . — — Map (db m101181) HM |
| | Dedicated To All The
U.S. Armed Forces
Serving Throughout
The World — — Map (db m115424) WM |
| | In 1911, Edgar W. Ellis and J. H. Beckwith put together a consortium of developers known as the Titusville Fruit and Farm Lands Company. They acquired 22,500 acres in the western portion of the old Delespine Grant with plans to drain marshland in . . . — — Map (db m50129) HM |
| | Captain James Pritchard bought a lot from Mary Titus, and in the spring of 1891 contracted Pleasant J. Hall, who had built St. Gabriel's Episcopal Church, to build a Queen Anne style house of heart pine. It appears today much like it did then. On . . . — — Map (db m25752) HM |
| | Not far from this spot lie the burned remains of the steamboat Pioneer, the first commercial passenger steamboat on the Indian River. The Pioneer was the flagship of Captain T.J. Lund’s Pioneer Steamboat Company, formed in the 1870’s . . . — — Map (db m112669) HM |
| | On Silver Wings Of
Hope And Pride, They
Overcame Adversity Both
At Home And Abroad
Through Courage,
Commitment & Competence
To Achieve A Record
Never To Be Excelled. — — Map (db m115432) WM |
| | Located on the Indian River, the hotel was built (circa 1869) and operated by Henry T. Titus, founder of Titusville. The building, constructed of wood, was U-shaped with each room opening on a veranda facing a tropical garden. In the days of steam . . . — — Map (db m101407) HM |
| | The Titus House was one of the earliest hotels on the Indian River. It was built by Henry Titus, founder of Titusville, on the site across the street. Col. Titus had a colorful career that included blockade running during the Civil War. He became . . . — — Map (db m101408) HM |
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Titusville was founded in 1867 and was incorporated in 1886. By 1900 Titusville's population had grown to 900. Shortly after World War II, the city began a period of tremendous growth, stimulated in large part by the development of the United . . . — — Map (db m141290) HM |
| | Following temporary sites on Washington Avenue in 1883 and Dummitt Avenue in 1886, the Titusville Negro School was located on this site in 1915; it housed grades 1-8. The original building was burned in 1931, and a new eight-classroom frame building . . . — — Map (db m67691) HM |
| | "The residents of this town - especially those who have children - are deeply interested in the matter of good schools and suitable buildings..." - East Coast Advocate, May 1900
Before City Hall was built, this site was occupied by . . . — — Map (db m141291) HM |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m100950) HM |
| | Vietnam War 1961-1975 In memory of those who served PFC. Byron L. Brown USMC • SGT. John J. Clark USA • PFC. Robert Dalton USA 2nd Lt. John F. Darby III USA • PFC. Michael Dinkins USMC • Lt. Robert W. Harris USN PFC. Donald L. Lee USA • PFC. . . . — — Map (db m141297) WM |
| | ”P.E. Wager is constantly receiving fresh supplies of Dry Goods, Groceries, & Hardware… The oldest business house on the Indian River.” -Advertisement in Wager’s Florida Star newspaper, c. 1880
In 1875, Perry E. Wager came . . . — — Map (db m141294) HM |
| | Discovered by accident in 1982, the Windover site is a burial place of Early Native Americans who inhabited this region 7,000 to 8,000 years ago. The burials were placed underwater in the peat of the shallow pond. This peat helped to preserve . . . — — Map (db m60342) HM |
| | This 18.5-mile standard-gauge railway was built to carry logs from the large cypress/pine holdings of George W. Hopkins, at Deer Park, to the Union Cypress sawmill just south of Melbourne. Two new and seven used steam locomotives would eventually . . . — — Map (db m52423) HM |
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