Crane Creek (Melbourne, Florida)

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Crane Creek
Crane Creek & Crane Creek Promenade
Crane Creek & Crane Creek Promenade
Origin Melbourne, Florida
Mouth Indian River
Basin countries United States

Crane Creek is a stream in Melbourne, Florida, United States and a tributary of the Indian River with the mouth in the vicinity of Front Street.

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[edit] History

Crane Creek greatly influenced the development of the area. Prior to the development of Melbourne, hunters used Crane Creek to gain entrance into the interior.[1] In the mid 1880s, the first pioneers in Melbourne settled in the area around Crane Creek, which became the present day Historic Downtown area on the east end of New Haven Avenue near Front Street.[2]

[edit] Current Development

Florida Institute of Technology's construction development after its establishment in 1958 eventually expanded into Crane Creek. Crane Creek currently runs adjacent to Florida Tech's Student Union Building, Brownlie Hall, as well as Florida Tech's Botanical Gardens.[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Scofner, Jerrell H. History of Brevard County Volume I (Stuart, FL: Brevard County Historical Commission, 1995), 90.
  2. ^ Stone, Elaine Murray. Brevard County (Northbridge, CA: Windsor Publications, Inc., 1988), 29.
  3. ^ Fact Card

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