Eau Gallie, Florida
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Eau Gallie was an independent city in Brevard County, Florida from 1857 to 1969 when citizens voted to merge with neighboring Melbourne, Florida. It is now a small district in the north part of the city, near the Eau Gallie Causeway. The city's founder was William Henry Gleason. From 1874 to 1878 it served as the county seat of Brevard County, Florida. Eau Gallie means "rocky water," named for the coquina rocks along the shore of the Indian River Lagoon.
Eau Gallie is also the location of a plane crash in WWII that only 1 man survived. Eau Gallie is also one of the oldest parts of Melbourne.
See also
- Brevard County School District — Contains some historic information on Eau Gallie schools.
References
- [Eau Gallie Hiking Trail]
- Noreda B. McKemy and Elaine Murray Stone, Melbourne Bicentennial Book. July 4, 1976. Library of Congress 76-020298.
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