Robert J Mason - letters from florida
Written by Robert, while in Florida, to his wife Frances Hurd Mason in Chicago
View of the pier at the Indian River Hotel - Rockledge, Florida, circa 1880s
State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory
Incorporated in 1887, Rockledge is the oldest city in Brevard County. For much of the 19th Century it was named "Rock Ledge." It was a citrus-growing region, but its primary industry in the late 1800s and early 1900s was tourism. Hotels like the Indian River Hotel accommodated tourists traveling to South Florida via the Indian River.
State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory
Incorporated in 1887, Rockledge is the oldest city in Brevard County. For much of the 19th Century it was named "Rock Ledge." It was a citrus-growing region, but its primary industry in the late 1800s and early 1900s was tourism. Hotels like the Indian River Hotel accommodated tourists traveling to South Florida via the Indian River.