In 1895 George Washington Hopkins from Michigan began buying land in eastern Osceola and Brevard County. He founded the Union Cypress Company, operating a saw and planing mill in Hopkins, a small town south of Melbourne. Deer Park was founded to . . . — — Map (db m221629) HM
Fort Taylor was named after U.S. Army General Zachary Taylor, who later became the 12th President of the United States. Fort Taylor was built in 1837 during the second Seminole War (1835-1842). It was one of a series of four forts built along the . . . — — Map (db m221630) HM
