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The college was established in 1959 as Indian River Junior College by the Florida Legislature to serve the Treasure Coast region of Florida. Originally housed in a single building, the college relocated to its current Fort Pierce campus in 1963 following a donation of 87 acres (35 ha) of land from the city.
The city of Fort Pierce was chartered in 1901. Up until 1905 the area had been under Brevard County (although Brevard County had been named St. Lucie County from 1844 until 1855 when it was renamed Brevard County). During the summer of 1905, St. Lucie County was created from the southern part of Brevard County with the county seat being at Fort ...
The Florida Cracker Trail runs from just east of Bradenton, and ends in Fort Pierce, a total distance of approximately 120 miles (190 km). In years past, this route was used for both cattle and horses. Today it includes parts of State Road 66, State Road 64, and U.S. Highway 98.
In the early to mid 20th century, young Fort Pierce boys had an adventure growing up along the backdrop of the Indian River. Local history: Years ago, Indian River was paradise for adventurous ...
Location of St. Lucie County in Florida. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Lucie County, Florida.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in St. Lucie County, Florida, United States.
Over the past three years, 343 Indian River State College recruits have achieved a 95% employment rate, with 70% placed in 13 local law enforcement departments across Martin, St. Lucie, Indian ...
About 1988, after SR 712 was transferred to county control, Florida Department of Transportation designated two short spurs of the former State Road as State Road 712A (McCarty Road between CR 712 and SR 70) and State Road 712B (Seven Mile Road, also between CR 712 and SR 70). Both spurs lost their signage and their places in the road maps in ...
Brighton Reservation is an Indian reservation of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, located in northeast Glades County near the northwest shore of Lake Okeechobee. It is one of six reservations held in trust by the federal government for this tribe.