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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZRG_the-villa-marine_Melbourne-Beach-FL.html
The Villa Marine Hotel was erected in 1912 by W.L. Sweet. Its construction provided a sorely needed boost for Melbourne Beach as a vacation resort, for other well known resorts north and south were by this time outstripping this community in growt…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZRF_holy-trinity_Melbourne-FL.html
First organized in 1884, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church was erected in 1886 on land donated by Lucy Boardman, who also provided plans for the building. Founding members of the congregation included the Goode, Campbell, Miller, Ely, Ellis and Grubb …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZMF_original-melbourne-village-hall_Melbourne-Village-FL.html
This community hall was constructed, circa 1941, as a barracks on the Banana River Naval Air Station. Following World War II, the Naval Air Station became Patrick Air Force Base. In 1948, this building was declared surplus, and sold to the America…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZI4_myrtle-cottage_Melbourne-Beach-FL.html
Constructed on this site in 1888, Myrtle Cottage was built by Mrs. Hannah Cummings and her daughter Grace, and was the first house in the area known as Melbourne Beach. The house's construction was made difficult by the lack of roads or docks, and…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZHF_melbourne-atlantic-railroad_Melbourne-Beach-FL.html
On this site, in February of 1889, Captain Alfred Wilcox took delivery of a shipment of steel rail that would be used in the building of the Melbourne & Atlantic Railroad. Over the coming months, railroad track would be laid to connect the Indian …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZHE_eau-gallie-bridge-to-the-beach_Melbourne-FL.html
The first wooden bridge from Eau Gallie to "Eau Gallie Beach" was started in 1924. The bridge was formally opened in February 1926. Soon after John R. Mathers began plans to build a bridge from the barrier island to the tip of Merritt Island. That…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZE7_union-cypress-railway_Melbourne-FL.html
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 …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZCY_land-yacht-port-o-call_Melbourne-FL.html
Land Yacht Port-O-Call, travel trailer park, originally for Airstream trailers only, was begun in 1969 on 21 acres leased from Melbourne Airport. In 1979 seven and one half acres were added to the park, making room for a total of 647 trailers.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZCW_naval-air-station-melbourne_Melbourne-FL.html
This site was the 129-building Naval Air Station constructed at the Melbourne Municipal Airport at the beginning of World War II. It was commissioned as Operational Training Unit No. 2 on October 20, 1942 and closed on February 15, 1946. The Stati…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMY8U_tin-can-tourist-campground_Melbourne-FL.html
Almost this entire block was a campground for tin can tourists in the year 1918(?) - 1923. Travelers from all over the country camped here in tents, homemade trailers and even wooden shelters built on the back of Model T Ford trucks. Out houses an…