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County Road 509 (Brevard County, Florida)
Brevard County, Florida (located in the East of Central Florida), operates a system of county roads that serve all portions of the county. The Brevard County Public Works Department, Road and Bridge Division, is responsible for maintaining all of the Brevard County roads. Most of the county roads are city streets and rural roads. The numbers and routes of all Florida highways are assigned by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), while county road numbers are assigned by the counties, with guidance from FDOT. North-south routes are generally assigned odd numbers, while east-west routes are generally assigned even numbers. CR 3 CR 3 (former SR 3General Highway Map, Brevard County, March 1966, reprinted April/January 1972sheet 1ansheet 2/ref>) is a north–south highway. It begins at an intersection with SR 513 in Indian Harbor Beach and ends at an intersection with SR 520 in Merritt Island, Florida. For the first five miles the route is extremely ...
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County Blank
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count (earl) or a viscount.The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology, C. W. Onions (Ed.), 1966, Oxford University Press Literal equivalents in other languages, derived from the equivalent of "count", are now seldom used officially, including , , , , , , , and ''zhupa'' in Slavic languages; terms equivalent to commune/community are now often instead used. When the Normans conquered England, they brought the term with them. The Saxons had already established the districts that became the historic counties of England, calling them shires;Vision of Britai– Type details for ancient county. Retrieved 31 March 2012 many county names derive from the name of the county town (county seat) with th ...
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Orlando Sentinel
The ''Orlando Sentinel'' is the primary newspaper of Orlando, Florida, and the Central Florida region. It was founded in 1876 and is currently owned by Tribune Publishing Company. The ''Orlando Sentinel'' is owned by parent company, '' Tribune Publishing''. This company was acquired by Alden Global Capital, which operates its media properties through Digital First Media, in May 2021. The newspaper's website utilizes geo-blocking, thus making it unaccessible from European countries. History The ''Sentinel''s predecessors date to 1876, when the ''Orange County Reporter'' was first published. The ''Reporter'' became a daily newspaper in 1905, and merged with the ''Orlando Evening Star'' in 1906. Another Orlando paper, the ''South Florida Sentinel'', started publishing as a morning daily in 1913. Then known as the ''Morning Sentinel'', it bought the ''Reporter-Star'' in 1931, when Martin Andersen came to Orlando to manage both papers. Andersen eventually bought both papers outri ...
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Florida State Road 519
A commercial artery of central Brevard County, State Road 519 (SR 519) is a north–south highway extending from King Street ( SR 520) in Cocoa southward to Barnes Boulevard ( County Road 502) and an interchange with Interstate 95 ( SR 9) in Rockledge. It is locally known as Fiske Boulevard. North of King Street, Fiske Boulevard continues on to an intersection with Dixon Boulevard (CR 503), and ends further north within the Cocoa Hills residential subdivision. South of Barnes Boulevard, Fiske Boulevard becomes Stadium Parkway (also not a designated State or County Road), which serves Space Coast Stadium USSSA Space Coast Complex is a baseball stadium and 13 diamond multi-sports facility in Viera, Florida, owned by Brevard County, Florida. Under its original name, Space Coast Stadium, it served as the spring training facility for the Florida Marli ... in the Carl Barger Complex in Viera. The southern end of Stadium Parkway will eventually connect to the northern terminus o ...
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Florida State Road 502
Brevard County, Florida (located in the East of Central Florida), operates a system of county roads that serve all portions of the county. The Brevard County Public Works Department, Road and Bridge Division, is responsible for maintaining all of the Brevard County roads. Most of the county roads are city streets and rural roads. The numbers and routes of all Florida highways are assigned by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), while county road numbers are assigned by the counties, with guidance from FDOT. North-south routes are generally assigned odd numbers, while east-west routes are generally assigned even numbers. CR 3 CR 3 (former SR 3General Highway Map, Brevard County, March 1966, reprinted April/January 1972sheet 1ansheet 2/ref>) is a north–south highway. It begins at an intersection with SR 513 in Indian Harbor Beach and ends at an intersection with SR 520 in Merritt Island, Florida. For the first five miles the route is extremely ...
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Rockledge, Florida
Rockledge is the oldest city in Brevard County, Florida. The city's population was 24,926 at the 2010 United States Census, and is part of the Palm Bay−Melbourne− Titusville Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Rockledge was officially founded on August 7, 1887, making it the oldest incorporated municipality in Brevard County. The name Rockledge, attributed to Gardner S. Hardee, an early settler, comes from the many ledges of coquina rock that line the Indian River. Other sources refer to a man named Cephas Bailey Magruder, who built his home after settling in the area in 1876 near the Indian River. Magruder called his home "the rockledge home" and the name was eventually attributed to the whole town. It was originally referred to as Rock Ledge; the two-word name persisted through the 19th century. Early industry in the area was based on the citrus trade and accommodation for tourists traveling to South Florida via the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway of the Indian R ...
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Florida State Road 406
State Road 406 (SR 406), also known as Garden Street, is an east–west road in northern Titusville that connects Interstate 95 (I-95 or SR 9) to U.S. Route 1 (US 1 or SR 5). West of I-95, Garden Street is unsigned County Road 406 (CR 406), with its western terminus at Carpenter Road. East of US 1, it becomes A. Max Brewer Memorial Parkway, part of the Indian River Lagoon Scenic Highway. Major intersections References External links 406 406 __NOTOC__ Year 406 ( CDVI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Arcadius and Probus (or, less frequently, year 1159 ''Ab u ...
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NASA Causeway
NASA Parkway, also known as NASA Causeway, is an east-west expressway in Brevard County, Florida, containing two causeways. The first causeway connects the Florida mainland to Merritt Island and later, over the private second causeway, connects Merritt Island to Cape Canaveral. As such, the NASA Parkway is the main route connecting points of interest in Titusville, Florida to the Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island. Route description First causeway The first causeway begins on the mainland when Columbia Boulevard crosses U.S. Route 1 in Titusville and experiences a name change. This is also the terminus of State Road 405. Continuing eastward, NASA Causeway crosses the Indian River Lagoon. A bascule bridge permits boats on the Intracoastal Waterway to pass through the causeway. NASA Parkway West Continuing eastward, approximately , it enters the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and the John F. Kennedy Space Center. About in, the road reaches an intersection ...
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Florida State Road 405
State Road 405 (SR 405) is a state highway making a sweeping arc in Titusville, Florida, and, via the nearby NASA Parkway, providing a major access route for the Kennedy Space Center on nearby Merritt Island. The northern terminus of SR 405 is an intersection with North Washington Avenue (U.S. 1) in downtown Titusville; the eastern terminus is at a cloverleaf interchange with U.S. 1 near the American Police Hall of Fame & Museum. It is locally known as South Street and Columbia Boulevard. Route description South of Cheney Highway ( SR 50), SR 405 is signed east–west and is named Columbia Boulevard. North of SR 50, SR 405 is signed north–south and is named South Street. It parallels Interstate 95 for - from Cheney Highway to Willis Drive - before veering off to the northeast towards downtown Titusville. In addition, SR 405 passes by Space Coast Regional Airport (formerly Ti-Co (Titusville-Cocoa Cocoa may refer to: Chocolate * Chocolate * ''Theobroma cacao'', th ...
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Mims, Florida
Mims is a census-designated place (CDP) in Brevard County, Florida. The population was 7,058 at the 2010 United States Census. Geography Mims is located at (28.668670, -80.847949). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 23.71%, is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 9,147 people, 3,591 households, and 2,574 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 4,171 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 86.57% White, 10.98% African American, 0.63% Native American, 0.22% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.26% from other races, and 1.31% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.54% of the population. There were 3,591 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.3% were non-fami ...
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Florida State Road 402
Brevard County, Florida (located in the East of Central Florida), operates a system of county roads that serve all portions of the county. The Brevard County Public Works Department, Road and Bridge Division, is responsible for maintaining all of the Brevard County roads. Most of the county roads are city streets and rural roads. The numbers and routes of all Florida highways are assigned by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), while county road numbers are assigned by the counties, with guidance from FDOT. North-south routes are generally assigned odd numbers, while east-west routes are generally assigned even numbers. CR 3 CR 3 (former SR 3General Highway Map, Brevard County, March 1966, reprinted April/January 1972sheet 1ansheet 2/ref>) is a north–south highway. It begins at an intersection with SR 513 in Indian Harbor Beach and ends at an intersection with SR 520 in Merritt Island, Florida. For the first five miles the route is extremely ...
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Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is a U.S. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) on the Atlantic coast of Florida's largest barrier island. NASA's Kennedy Space Center and visitor complex are also situated on the island and NASA can restrict access to the refuge based on its operational needs. The NWR contains over 1000 species of plants, 117 species of fish, 68 amphibians and reptiles, 330 birds, and 31 mammal species, of which 21 species are listed as endangered by the state of Florida or by the US federal government. Management of the NWR is provided through the Merritt Island NWR Complex, which provides hiking and driving trails for the public, subject to access restrictions from NASA. It is a 'gateway site' for the Great Florida Birding Trail. Location and extent Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge is located due east of Titusville on Merritt Island in Brevard County, Florida, and occupies , overlaid with the Kennedy Space Center. To the north, it borders on the Cana ...
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Titusville, Florida
Titusville is a city in eastern Florida and the county seat of Brevard County, Florida, United States. The city's population was 43,761 as of the 2010 United States Census. Titusville is located along the Indian River, west of Merritt Island and the Kennedy Space Center, and south-southwest of the Canaveral National Seashore. It is a principal city of the Palm Bay– Melbourne–Titusville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Near Titusville is the Windover Archeological Site, a National Historic Landmark recognizing its important collection of human remains and artifacts of the early Archaic Period (6,000 to 5,000 BCE.) A secondary, ''de facto'' county seat was established beginning in 1989 at Viera, Florida, in the geographic center of the county, to better serve the more populous southern portion of the county. History Indigenous peoples had inhabited this area for thousands of years, as shown by discovery in 1982 of the Windover Archeological Site, dating to the ear ...
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