Merritt Island Collection
Dublin Core
Title
Merritt Island Collection
Alternative Title
Merritt Island Collection
Subject
Merritt Island (Fla.)
Description
Collection of digital images, documents, and other records depicting the history of Merritt Island, Florida. Series descriptions are based on special topics, the majority of which students focused their metadata entries around.
Merritt Island is an area in Brevard County and is part of the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville Metropolitan Area. In 1605, explorer Alvaro Mexica traveled to the island as a diplomat to the local tribe that he named Ulumay. The island was later named after the nobleman, named Merritt, that granted the land to the King of Spain.
In 1837, Fort Ann was erected on the east coast of the island due to conflicts with the Seminoles. During the mid-19th century, farmers grew citrus on Merritt Island, especially pineapples and oranges. The population grew rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s alongside the growth of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the intensification of the Space Race.
Merritt Island is an area in Brevard County and is part of the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville Metropolitan Area. In 1605, explorer Alvaro Mexica traveled to the island as a diplomat to the local tribe that he named Ulumay. The island was later named after the nobleman, named Merritt, that granted the land to the King of Spain.
In 1837, Fort Ann was erected on the east coast of the island due to conflicts with the Seminoles. During the mid-19th century, farmers grew citrus on Merritt Island, especially pineapples and oranges. The population grew rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s alongside the growth of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the intensification of the Space Race.
Has Part
St. Luke's Episcopal Church Collection, Merritt Island Collection, Brevard County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Is Part Of
Brevard County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Language
eng
Type
Collection
Coverage
Merritt Island, Florida
St. Luke's Episcopal Church Collection, Courtenay, Merritt Island, Florida
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
External Reference
Parrish, Ada Edmiston, Alma Clyde Field, and George Leland Harrell. Merritt Island and Cocoa Beach. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 2001.
"Historical Commission History Summary." Brevard County Government. http://www.brevardcounty.us/HistoricalCommission/HistorySummary.
Zimmerman, Vera. "<THE FIRST SETTLERS, 10,000 BC to 1820." Brevard GenWeb. http://www.flbrevard.com/History/10K-1820.html.
Eichhorn, Betty. "Brevard County Boundaries (1821 - present)." http://www.flbrevard.com/History/1821-now.html.
Shofner, Jerrell H., Jim Ball, and Vera Zimmerman. History of Brevard County. [Melbourne, Fla.]: Brevard County Historical Commission, 1995.
Collection Items
There are currently no items within this collection.
Collection Tree
- Brevard County Collection
- Merritt Island Collection