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Canaveral National Seashore

, Florida

Acreage: 57,661.69
Category: National Seashore
Date Established: 10/18/1968

Canaveral National Seashore is located on a barrier island off the east coast of Florida that features unspoiled beaches and over 100 middens—heaps of shells, broken pottery, and discarded arrowheads left by the Timicuan Indians who were the area's first known inhabitants. The park also features remnants of a deserted Florida town. The Eldora Statehouse has been converted to a museum to tell the story of the land speculators who settled on Mosquito Lagoon after the Civil War. Eldora was abandoned after a freeze killed off the citrus crops. The launch pads of Kennedy Space center can be seen across the lagoon, marking another boom era in Florida's history.

—B. Stanton, NPCA

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Great Birding!!
Submitted by ellen at: March 19, 2009
It gives great background information. But it doesn't really tell you much about it today. For instance why it is being protected or any real details about the land.
Submitted by Bri at: February 16, 2009
I like the picture of the sea!
Submitted by kelsey at: May 27, 2008

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