Transportation in Brevard County, Florida - Airports in Brevard County, Florida, Bridges in Brevard County, Florida, Roads in Brevard County (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: Airports in Brevard County, Florida, Bridges in Brevard County, Florida, Roads in Brevard County, Florida, Transportation in Melbourne, Florida, Florida East Coast Railway, U.S. Route 1 in Florida, Interstate 95 in Florida, Port Canaveral, Melbourne International Airport, Space Coast Regional Airport, Melbourne Causeway, Shuttle Landing Facility, St. Johns-Indian River Barge Canal, Arthur Dunn Airpark, Haulover Canal, Merritt Island Causeway, Indian River Lagoon Scenic Highway, NASA Causeway, Space Coast Area Transit, Eau Gallie Causeway, NASA Railroad, Merritt Island Airport, Canaveral Barge Canal, Emory L. Bennett Causeway, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Skid Strip, Valkaria Airport, Mathers Bridge, Disney Cruise Line Terminal. Excerpt: The Florida East Coast Railway (reporting mark FEC) is a Class II railroad operating in the U.S. state of Florida; in the past, it has been a Class I railroad. Built primarily in the last quarter of the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th century, the FEC was a project of Standard Oil principal Henry Morrison Flagler. Flagler originally visited Florida to aid with the health issues faced by his first wife, Mary. A key strategist who worked closely with John D. Rockefeller building the Standard Oil Trust, Henry Flagler noted both a lack of services and great potential during his stay at St Augustine. He subsequently began what amounted to his second career developing resorts, industries, and communities all along Florida's shores abutting the Atlantic Ocean. The FEC is possibly best known for building the railroad to Key West, completed in 1912. When the FEC's line from the mainland to Key West was heavily damaged by the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, the State of Florida purchased the remaining right-of-way and bridges south of Dade County, and they were rebuilt into road...