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8 unusual facts about Merritt Island


1926 Nassau hurricane

An observer on Merritt Island reported a heavy storm surge along the Indian River which damaged or destroyed homes, docks, and boats.

Apollo 4

The launch, on November 9, 1967, was the first from the John F. Kennedy Space Center on Merritt Island, Florida.

Cecil W. Stoughton

He died in Merritt Island, Florida, just nine months after his appearance on Antiques Roadshow describing his iconic photograph, which was done as part of the LBJ Centennial.

David Max Eichhorn

In 1970, Eichhorn left the Board and founded Temple Israel in Merritt Island, Florida.

Keith Notary

Keith Ireland Notary (born January 22, 1960 in Merritt Island, Florida) is a former American competitive sailor and Olympic silver medalist.

Lela E. Buis

She graduated from Florida State University and the Florida Institute of Technology, and worked in engineering for a number of years at Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida.

Pangburn High School

In 2009, the Band performed a short concert at a venue in Universal City Walk at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida and later at Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida.

Pangburn School District

In 2009, the Band performed a short concert at a venue in Universal City Walk at Universal Studios in Orlando, FL and later at Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, FL.


Lotus, Florida

Lotus along with Tropic, south of the Pineda Causeway lost their identity as individual villages during the beginning of the Space Age in the 1960s as the entire area fell under single family residential zoning only as part of the larger Merritt Island.

Shiloh, Florida

During the beginning of the Space Age, the village later annexed to John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Merritt Island, Florida, Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, and Canaveral National Seashore.


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