Port Canaveral Historic Milestones

Port Canaveral Historic Milestones (HM14IK)

Location: Port Canaveral, FL 32920 Brevard County
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Country: United States of America
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N 28° 24.505', W 80° 37.093'

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Fishing and Cargo Industries

1953 - Commercial fishing began
1954 - First oil imported for Central Florida power plants
1955 - First merchant ship, S/S Mormac Spruce arrived
1962 - First bulk cement silos built
1966 - First newsprint imported by Abitibi Consolidated
1968 - First rock shrimp commercial processing developed by Rodney Thompson
1978 - First grapefruit exported to Japan
1990 - Morton salt plant constructed
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HM NumberHM14IK
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Date Added Monday, September 1st, 2014 at 11:51am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17R E 537395 N 3142505
Decimal Degrees28.40841667, -80.61821667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 28° 24.505', W 80° 37.093'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds28° 24' 30.30" N, 80° 37' 5.58" W
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Area Code(s)321
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 561-699 Glen Cheek Dr, Port Canaveral FL 32920, US
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