Map of St. Lucie County, 1907

Map of St. Lucie County, 1907

St. Lucie County Map

Railroads--Florida

Fort Pierce (Fla.)

St. Lucie County (Fla.)

St. Lucie (Fla.)

Indian River (Fla.)

Hutchinson Island (Fla.)

Eden (Fla.)

A map of St. Lucie County, Florida, in 1907. Present-day St. Lucie County was originally inhabited by the Ais tribe. During the early 19th century, Spain issued a 2,000 land grant to James Hutchinson, but the area remained largely uninhabited. During the mid-19th century, Seminoles and runaway slaves took refuge in the area. The county seat, Fort Pierce, was established in 1837 during the Second Seminole War and named after Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin K. Pierce. Under the Armed Occupation Act, the U.S. government began issuing land grants to American settlers. Fort Capron was established in present-day St. Lucie Village during the Third Seminole War in 1851.

Henry Flagler's (1830-1913) railroad system expanded to the present-day St. Lucie County area in the 1890s, allowing the area's pineapple, fishing, seafood canning, and cattle industries to expand. Citrus became another prosperous industry in the area during the early 20th century. St. Lucie County was officially created from the southern portion of Brevard County in 1905. Indian River County separated to form its own county in 1925 and Martin County was established from the southeastern portion of St. Lucie County and the northern portion of Palm Beach County that same year. The western part of the county was used to form Okeechobee County in 1917.

St. Lucie County benefited from Florida's land boom in the 1920s, but was also affected by Florida's bust in 1929 and the Great Depression in the 1930s. During World War II, the U.S. Naval Amphibious Training Base was established in Fort Pierce, marking the beginning of the county's population boom that would last throughout the 1950s. St. Lucie County saw a population boom in the late 20th century. In the 21st century, the county was devastated by two major hurricanes in 2004 and from the financial collapse beginning in 2008.

Digital reproduction of original color map: New Encyclopedia and Gazetteer: Chicago: Dodd, Mead, & Company, 1907: Exploring Florida Maps, Florida Center for Instructional Technology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.

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Original color map: New Encyclopedia and Gazetteer: Chicago: Dodd, Mead, & Company, 1907.

New Encyclopedia and Gazetteer: Chicago: Dodd, Mead, & Company, 1907.

Exploring Florida Maps, Florida Center for Instructional Technology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida.

Central Florida Railroad Depots Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

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Originally published by Dodd, Mead, & Company.

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Exploring Florida Maps, Florida Center for Instructional Technology, University of South Florida

"St. Lucie County History." St. Lucie County. https://www.stlucieco.gov/media/history.htm.

St. Lucie County: History Alive. Fort Pierce, Fla: St. Lucie County Historical Commission in cooperation with St. Lucie County Leisure Services, St. Lucie County Public Schools, and the St. Lucie Historical Society, 2000.

Rights, Lucille Rieley. A Portrait of St. Lucie County, Florida. Virginia Beach, VA: Donning Co, 1994.

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