Brevard County, Florida - #2-Trivia Facts or Myths?
from:
Brevard County, Florida: A Short History to 1955

1.
The county was proposed and created by the legislature in Dec of 1854. However, the official enactment was not published until Jan. 1855, providing another debateable "fact" of history.
Brevard County was created in 1855.





2. In 1874 the Brevard county seat was located in _______________.





3. The most common fish caught in the early Indian River Lagoon were__________.





4. President Roosevelt established the nation's first wildlife sanctuary on ____________ Island in 1903.





5. There were ________ different "Pelican" islands recorded on early maps of Brevard.




6. St. Lucie County was part of Brevard county until__________.




7. The City of Melbourne proposed land for the establishment of the United State Air Force Academy in 1954.



8. County officials decided to open an inlet to the ocean just above present-day Patrick AFB at Oceanus in what year?





9. In 1838, the U.S. Army opened several "roads" down the peninsula of Florida. General ___________ was the only commander to blaze a trail that can still be traced through today's Brevard County.




10. The original Haulover Canal was studied and proposed in 1843, but not completed until ______.





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