- Indianola, Florida
Indianola is an historic
unincorporated community on Merritt Island in Brevard County,Florida ,United States . It is centered on Indianola Drive, which is about half a mile south of where State Road 528, the Bennett Causeway across the Indian River, enters Merritt Island. It extends north of 528 a short distance to include the "Indianola Cemetery near the Barge Canal, and east to State Road 3 [AAA Map of Brevard County, Florida]Indianola dates from the latter part of the 19th Century and is the home of the
Dr. George E. Hill House and theJ. R. Field Homestead , both of which are listed on theNational Register of Historic Places Post Office
A U.S. post office was established on January 22, 1889, at Indianola. It closed on May 15, 1926, and the area was transferred to the Cocoa post office. [Bradbury, Alford G., and Hallock, E. Story, "A Chronology of Florida Post Offices, reprinted 1993, Port Salerno:Florida Classics Library. ISBN 0-9630788-1-X]
References
External links
* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Brevard/state.html Brevard County listings] at [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com National Register of Historic Places]
* [http://www.flheritage.com/facts/reports/places/index.cfm?fuseaction=ListAreas&county=brevard Brevard County listings] at [http://www.flheritage.com Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs]
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