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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1KC1_pentoaya_Melbourne-FL.html
The Ais Indian town of Pentoaya is thought to have been located atop the arc-shaped sand bluffs that surround the western edge of what is now Ballard Park. Pentoaya was an important prehistoric Indian settlement on the east coast of Florida, and w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CS0_breckenridge-landing_Melbourne-FL.html
Following the Civil War, Confederate Secretary of War, John C. Breckenridge, and his entourage came down the Indian River in a sailboat on their journey to Cuba where Breckenridge knew he would be safe from prosecution by the United States Governm…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CRZ_hodgson-home-and-drugstore_Melbourne-FL.html
The Hodgson Brothers (John, Alexander and Henry) settled in Eau Gallie in 1883, coming here from Canada. They operated a general store and boat ways at the south end of Houston Street and at one time ran a small steamboat line. This building was e…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B31_karricks-grocery_Melbourne-FL.html
Karrick's Grocery opened in 1918 in a small 16x30 ft. building with an inventory worth $800. Sugar was selling at 28 cents a pound, butter 60 cents a pound, rice 15 cents a pound, and flour $2.35 for 25 pounds. The U.S. was engaged in World War I.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B30_downtown-eau-gallie_Melbourne-FL.html
Lansing Gleason, a descendant of the pioneer Gleason family, recalled that downtown Eau Gallie had numerous fish houses, each with a barrel of whiskey set up at holiday times. A tin cup was provided on a help yourself basis. Things got pretty rowd…
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/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/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/HMXBJ_advent-christian-church_Melbourne-FL.html
On October 10, 1910, the original church, known as the Second Advent Church of Eau Gallie, was formally organized by the Rev. H. V. Skipper. Early meetings were held in neighborhood homes and in the Riverside Hotel, owned by John R. Mathers. Mathe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMXB2_ginter-building_Melbourne-FL.html
In 1926 the Ginter Building was constructed by Clifford Ginter. It was built as a professional building with natural wood floors and high ceilings. The Ginter Building went up during an era of expansion in Eau Gallie, the Florida land boom of the …