BREVARD HISTORY: Haulover Canal Among Most Historic Sites on Merritt Island, Used as Early as 1606 By Indians, Explorers - Space Coast Daily
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BREVARD HISTORY: Haulover Canal Among Most Historic Sites on Merritt Island, Used as Early as 1606 By Indians, Explorers - Space Coast Daily
Used as Early as 1606 By Indians, Spanish ExplorersThe Original Haulover Canal: In 1852, the federal government contracted Dr. G. E. Hawes to construct the canal for $5,000. The canal was a mile north of Douglas Dummitt’s summer house and was dug by hand through Coquina rock by slaves of a local citrus grower. It was straight, about 500 yards long, 3 feet deep and 10 to 14 feet wide. NASA replaced the 1964 two-lane draw bridge with another two-l…
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