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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX7F_james-wadswsorth-rossetter-house_Melbourne-FL.html
Descended from 17th Century New England pioneers, James Rossetter (1863-1921) was born in Hamilton County, Florida. Rossetter arrived in Eau Gallie in 1902 and became a leader in the local fishing industry, harvesting the many local waterways as a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX5E_st-johns-episcopal-church_Melbourne-FL.html
St. John's Episcopal Church parish was founded in 1890, but the church was not built until 1897. The first services were held Feb. 20, 1898. The design of the church is copied from one in Como, Canada, where the Hodgson family formerly lived. The …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX5D_roesch-house_Melbourne-FL.html
The exact year the Roesch house was built is unknown. It was probably constructed sometime after 1892. It was constructed by William Russell Roesch. Roesch was made city treasurer of Eau Gallie in 1887. Roesch was also mayor of Eau Gallie numerous…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX50_population-on-the-rise_Melbourne-FL.html
In 1880 about 200 people lived in the cities of Eau Gallie and Melbourne. Eau Gallie's population in 1886 was 50. By 1890 the combined population in and around the two settlements was 374, of which 187 actually lived within the two communities.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX35_houston-pioneer-cemetery_Melbourne-FL.html
The pioneer Houston family built its first home just southeast of this location. It was customary in those days of the nineteenth century to bury the dead on the family property, thus this cemetery was established in 1883 when 27 year old Samuel H…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX34_hodgson-brothers-store-and-boatways_Melbourne-FL.html
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 thislocation in the 1890s. they later added a marineways and …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX30_harbor-city-hotel_Melbourne-FL.html
A spur track for the Florida East Coast Railway was once located on the north side of this site. The track went out on a dock where freight and passengers were loaded onto river boats for the journey south.
In 1902, the East Coast Lumber and Su…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX2X_gen-john-b-castleman-house_Melbourne-FL.html
This house was built prior to 1900 by Gen. John B. Castleman, a veteran of the Civil War and the Spanish-American War. Gen. Castleman, from Louisville, KY., used this as his winter home for many years.
The General was active in political and ci…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX1N_corner-of-highland-and-eau-gallie-blvd_Melbourne-FL.html
The First State Bank building was open for business on the south side of Eau Gallie Boulevard in 1883. One day in 1896, the cashier of the First State Bank was seen boarding a northbound train with two large suitcases. He was never heard from agai…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMX1K_eau-gallie-yacht-club_Melbourne-FL.html
The Eau Gallie Yacht Club was completed in January, 1912, at a cost of $3,000. The officers of the club were George F. Paddison, President; Col. C. W. Fowler, Vice-President; J.E.M. Hodgson, Secretary and Treasurer. J.A. Carr was Commodore. The in…