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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19HG_the-first-congregational-church-of-melbourne_Melbourne-FL.html
The First Congregational Church of Melbourne had its beginnings in 1887 when Edward Branch and his wife Abbie began to hold regular Bible study and worship meetings. In December 1887, five men and seven women signed a covenant that was the first s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM19HE_site-of-the-b-24-crash-during-w-w-ii_Melbourne-FL.html
On the night of March 26, 1944, three B-24 aircraft were flying loose formation from Chatham field in Savannah, Georgia on a training flight. Somewhere over the Atlantic ocean, two of the planes went down without even giving a distress signal. The…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1813_cape-canaveral-lighthouse_Charleston-FL.html
On May 21, 1838, Florida territorial delegate Charles Downing requested a lighthouse be built on Cape Canaveral. The first lighthouse completed in Jan. 1848 stood 65-feet tall, had a 55-foot tower and a 10-foot lantern room equipped with 15 lamps …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM17EY_william-h-gleason-house_Melbourne-FL.html
The William H. Gleason House was built around 1884 by William Henry Gleason (c. 1830-1902) and his wife Sarah Griffin Gleason. Gleason came to Florida in 1866 with his wife and two sons from Eau claire, Wisconsin, and settled in Dade County. In 18…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14ZL_windover-archaeological-site_Titusville-FL.html
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 norm…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14KK_port-canaveral-historic-milestones_Port-Canaveral-FL.html
Port dedicated by U.S. Senator Spessard L. Holland. Serving on the Canaveral Port Authority Board of Commissioners: Colonel Noah Butt, Chairman; David S. Nisbet; L.M. Carpenter; A.A. Dunn and G.W. Laycock. N.M. Argabrite, Secretary. Barbara Smith,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14J0_port-canaveral-historic-milestones_Cape-Canaveral-FL.html
1968 - Jetty Park Opened1990 - Central Park (renamed Freddie Patrick Park) opened1992 - First Florida deepwater port to develop an Inlet Management Plan1995 - Malcolm E. McLouth Fishing Pier dedicated1995 - First Sand By-Pass Project completed1997…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14IZ_port-canaveral-historic-milestones_Port-Canaveral-FL.html
North Side Development1971 - Courageous, First Coast Guard Cutter, arrived1974 - First warehouse built2000 - Container Yard completed
South Side Development1965 - First refrigerated warehouse built1998 - Maritime Firefighter Training Academy co…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14IL_port-canaveral-historic-milestones_Port-Canaveral-FL.html
1961 - Freedom 7, First space capsule recovered through the Port1989 - Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) 136 activated1989 - First quadramodal connection between sea, land, air and space1992 - SPACEHAB, First FTZ 136 facility built at Port2001 - Delta IV r…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM14IK_port-canaveral-historic-milestones_Port-Canaveral-FL.html
1953 - Commercial fishing began1954 - First oil imported for Central Florida power plants1955 - First merchant ship, S/S Mormac Spruce arrived1962 - First bulk cement silos built1966 - First newsprint imported by Abitibi Consolidated1968 - First r…