Melbourne Beach’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Melbourne Beach. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The Ais Indians resided in the area in pre-Columbian times. In 2010, a midden near Aquarina included a burial ground for a chief and two handmaidens.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Melbourne Beach’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Melbourne Beach’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewGibbs Trail (Melbourne Beach, Flo…, 1913: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Melbourne Beach
See all 2 →Melbourne Beach, decade by decade
1970s
1990s
CommonsStyrofoam Boat 0042012
CommonsStyrofoam Boat 0032012
CommonsSmall open motor train2011
CommonsIndian River (Melbourne Beach, Florida) 0012011
CommonsMelbourn Beaches09112009
CommonsMelbourn Beaches0911 - panoramio - Gberstel2009
CommonsFLMap-doton-MelbourneBeach2004
CommonsFEMA - 11444 - Photograph by Michael Rieger taken on 09-29-…2004
CommonsFEMA - 11443 - Photograph by Michael Rieger taken on 09-29-…2004
CommonsPix2Canvas, Melbourne Beach, Florida, May 5, 200120012 historic places in Melbourne Beach
2 places in Melbourne Beach are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Gibbs Trail (Melbourne Beach, Florida) April 1913 (1913) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.