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34-460: The Astronaut Beach House is a two-story house built in 1962 as a part of the then Neptune Beach subdivision at Cape Canaveral, Florida . NASA purchased the development through eminent domain for $ 31,500 in 1963 to accommodate the expanding Kennedy Space Center , and other private homes were removed. Unlike a nearby gas station and store, the home was left and has served as a social gathering point for astronauts prior to launch. Officially it

68-544: A committee was formed to incorporate . Due to paperwork delays the city charter was made into bill 167 and approved by the Florida State Legislature in Tallahassee on May 16, 1963. In 1967, the annual Sun and Space Festival was started. It had flyovers and a parade that included a stop at the newly opened Museum of Sunken Treasure. This contained artifacts from the 1715 Treasure Fleet . An annual celebration

102-518: A crew. The pirates eventually manage to escape the fleet and the hurricane by stealing the twelfth ship, the brig El Dorado , which Edward keeps and renames the Jackdaw , becoming the player's ship for the rest of the game. Edward later makes reference to the event when Blackbeard inquires as to how he got the Jackdaw, and the latter then suggests visiting the site to salvage some of the lost treasure. In

136-507: A date, 1714. St. David's Lighthouse keeper and treasure-hunter Romer Treece ( Robert Shaw ), believes the medallion had come from the wreckage of the surviving twelfth ship [of the 1715 Treasure Fleet], thought to be a French tobacco ship that was being protected by the 1715 Fleet and named Grifon (spelt "El Grifón" in Peter Benchley's novel The Deep ). The ship was thought to be returning to Havana, Cuba for repairs but instead sank off

170-513: A holding of over 18,000 acres (7,300 ha). Their game hunts helped clear the wilderness for other settlers to move into the area. In the early 1920s, a group of Orlando journalists invested more than $ 150,000 in the beach acreage that now encompasses the area of presidentially named streets in Cape Canaveral. They called their development Journalista (now Avon-by-the-Sea) in honor of their trade. A wooden bridge linking Merritt Island with

204-490: A household in the city was $ 30,858, and the median income for a family was $ 43,109. Males had a median income of $ 33,571 versus $ 22,423 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 23,537. About 9.2% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line , including 28.7% of those under age 18 and 7.1% of those age 65 or over. Cape Canaveral has a cross section of both single family and multifamily residences. A number of hotels and time shares are located in

238-493: A small number survived in lifeboats. Many ships, including pirates, took part in the initial salvage. Initially a privateer , Henry Jennings was first accused of piracy for attacking such salvage ships and claiming their salvages. By the end of August relief ships from Havana arrived at the site of the sunken fleet. After Urca de Lima's cargo was salvaged, she was burned down to the waterline to hide her position from pirates and privateers of other nations, who had become aware of

272-518: Is a city in Brevard County, Florida . It is part of the Palm Bay – Melbourne – Titusville Metropolitan Statistical Area . The population was 9,912 at the 2020 US census. After the establishment of a lighthouse in 1848, a few families moved into the area and a small but stable settlement was born. As the threat of Seminole Indian attacks became increasingly unlikely, other settlers began to move into

306-597: Is by road. Public transportation is provided by Space Coast Area Transit (SCAT). The #9 Beach Trolley bus line circles through Cape Canaveral and runs down to Cocoa Beach and connects with other SCAT bus lines serving Brevard County. Residents obtain potable water from the city of Cocoa. A single potable water line from Cocoa runs under the Sykes Creek Bridge at Sea Ray Drive. Cape Canaveral has five sister cities , as designated by Sister Cities International : 1715 Treasure Fleet The 1715 Treasure Fleet

340-774: Is separated from the mainland by the Banana River , Merritt Island and the Indian River from east to west. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km ). 2.3 square miles (6.0 km ) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km ) of it (0.85%) is water. Cape Canaveral has a humid subtropical climate ( Cfa in the Köppen climate classification ). It has hot wet summers, and warm winters with moderate rainfall. In late summer and fall tropical cyclones can brush

374-577: The 1977 movie The Deep "David Sanders ( Nick Nolte ) and his British girlfriend Gail Berke ( Jacqueline Bisset ) recover a number of artifacts (from a diving expedition off the coast of Bermuda, homeland of Captain Henry Jennings), including an ampule of amber-colored liquid and a medallion bearing the image of a woman and the letters 'S.C.O.P.N' (an abbreviation of the Latin 'Santa Clara Ora Pro Nobis' that translates to English as 'Saint Clara Pray For Us') and

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408-588: The City Charter. The City Manager is an appointed position that acts as the city's administrative leader and carries out the council's acts and directives. In 2007, the city had a taxable real estate base of $ 1.46 billion. In 2009–2010, the city paid $ 833,100 for solid waste disposal . This was furnished at a cost from $ 4.95 to $ 7.38 monthly per residence. Federally, Cape Canaveral is part of Florida's 8th congressional district , represented by Republican Bill Posey , elected in 2008. The primary transportation

442-687: The Corrigans wreck. 101 coins were recovered of which 50 were unreported/stolen. In 2024 37 of the coins were recovered New evidence (see Jorge Proctor, 2021) shows that the Douglass Beach Wreck, long believed to be the Nuestra Señora de las Nieves , is in fact the Santa Rita y Las Animas , bought by Ubilla in Cuba and renamed Nuestra Señora de Regla , like his flagship. In the 2008 movie Fool's Gold ,

476-583: The area around the Indian River. Post offices and small community stores with postal facilities were established at Canaveral, Canaveral Harbor and Artesia. It is thought the Artesia post office was so named for the ground water of artesian springs that are prevalent in the area. In 1890, a group of alumni from Harvard University students established a hunters gun club called the Canaveral Harvard Club with

510-587: The area had just been constructed. The developers anticipated a growing number of seasonal visitors. At that time, fishermen, retirees, and descendants of Captain Mills Burnham —the original official keeper of the Cape Canaveral Light —resided in the northern part of the present city. Due to the hardships caused by the Great Depression , many investors defaulted on their holdings. Much of this land

544-539: The area. Many residents work in the service industry , engineering firms, and at the Kennedy Space Center to the north. In 2007, the average size of Cape Canaveral's labor force was 5,824. Of that group, 5,533 were employed and 291 were unemployed, for an unemployment rate of 5%. In 2008, no building permits were issued. This was down from five permits for six units in 2007, which was down from 19 permits for 42 units in 2006. The median home price in 2007

578-453: The area. On August 20, 2008, Tropical Storm Fay dropped 20.03 inches (50.9 cm) of rain. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 9,972 people, 5,951 households, and 2,633 families residing in the city. As of the 2010 United States census , there were 9,912 people, 5,431 households, and 2,684 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2000, there were 8,829 people, 5,066 households, and 2,097 families residing in

612-470: The city. The population density was 3,788.0 inhabitants per square mile (1,462.6/km ). There were 6,641 housing units at an average density of 2,849.3 units per square mile (1,100.1 units/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 94.68% White , 1.43% African American , 0.32% Native American , 1.70% Asian , 0.06% Pacific Islander , 0.42% from other races , and 1.40% from two or more races. Out of all of which Hispanics or Latinos of constituted 3.48% of

646-623: The coast of Bermuda. The plot of the Starz show Black Sails revolves heavily around the 1715 Treasure Fleet in its first season. The largest of the ships, the Urca de Lima , is wrecked during the hurricane off the coast of Florida, carrying five million Spanish dollars' worth in gold, silver and other precious materials, pursued by Captain Flint and his crew. The treasure, colloquially referred to as "the Urca gold",

680-520: The early days. On the 50th anniversary date of May 16, 2013, a 50-year time capsule was sealed and a pictorial postmark of the city's anniversary was stamped. In 2017, the city won "Most Fit City" in the Mayor's Fitness Challenge, hosted by Health First . The city of Cape Canaveral is located on a barrier island on the Atlantic coast of Florida. It is due south of the geographical feature Cape Canaveral . It

714-657: The east coast of Florida. A 12th ship, the French frigate Le Grifon , had sailed with the fleet. Its captain was unfamiliar with the Florida coastline and elected to stay further out to sea. Le Grifon safely returned to Europe. Because the fleet was carrying silver, it is also known as the 1715 Plate Fleet ( plata being the Spanish word for silver). Some artifacts and even coins still wash up on Florida beaches from time to time. According to Cuban records, around 1,500 sailors perished while

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748-404: The economy had grown with the space exploration program. At that time, state statute allowed an adjacent city to annex an unincorporated area without a vote of the residents. Local property owners were concerned that Cocoa Beach might annex them. Landowners felt that Cocoa Beach had more city debt and higher land taxes than they wished to support. The City of Cape Canaveral started in 1961, when

782-576: The first of the fleet's treasure in 1961, and continued searching throughout the remaining decade, eventually finding millions of dollars worth of gold, silver, and other artifacts. He and his team built an exhibit held at National Geographic "Explorers Hall" in Washington, D.C. that was featured in the January 1965 issue of National Geographic . This was the beginning of a fine collection of 1715 plate fleet treasure that brought hundreds of visitors from around

816-488: The first shipwreck in the Florida Underwater Archaeological Preserves . Mel Fisher 's company, Mel Fisher's Treasures, sold the rights to the 1715 Fleet shipwreck to Queens Jewels, LLC. In 2015, 1715 Fleet - Queens Jewels, LLC and their founder Brent Brisben discovered $ 4.5 million in gold coins off the coast of Vero Beach, Florida; the coins come from the 1715 Fleet shipwreck site known as

850-422: The population, regardless of race. In 2000, there were 5,066 households, out of which 11.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.7% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 58.6% were non-families. 47.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

884-437: The protagonists are searching for the location of one of the sunken ships of the treasure fleet (along with its treasure). The treasure fleet was used as the backdrop for a scene in the video game Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag . The main character, Edward Kenway, is aboard one of the ships in the fleet as a prisoner, and manages to escape with the help of his future quartermaster, Adéwalé, recruiting other captive pirates as

918-482: The sunken treasure fleet as well. In December the pirates Henry Jennings and Charles Vane captured a Spanish mail ship and got the exact position of the main Spanish salvage camp and Urca de Lima from her captain, Pedro de la Vega. They surprised the camp with a superior force and Salmón had no choice but to surrender the rest of the salvaged treasure that still remained in the camp. The pirates made off with about £87,500 of gold and silver. Treasure hunter Kip Wagner found

952-528: The world. Wagner published his book Pieces of Eight (Recovering The Riches Of A Lost Spanish Fleet) in 1966. This is a detailed account of the finding and exploration of many of these shipwrecks along Florida 's " Treasure Coast ". An exhibit was set up with a grand opening on May 1, 1967, at the First National Bank of Satellite Beach, Florida . In 1987, another ship in the fleet, the Urca de Lima , became

986-553: Was $ 215,000. Tourism plays a major role in the economy as in any Florida beachside community. The largest hotel in Brevard County is located in the city. It has 284 rooms and 30,000 square feet (2,800 m ) of meeting space. Cape Canaveral is run by a council–manager government . The City Council consists of five members, including the mayor. All seats on the City Council are filled by nonpartisan election as outlined in

1020-412: Was 1.74 and the average family size was 2.41. In 2000, in the city, the population was spread out, with 11.3% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 23.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.7 males. In 2000, the median income for

1054-466: Was actually a combination of two Spanish treasure fleets returning from the New World to Spain , the "Nueva España Fleet", under Captain-General Don Juan Esteban de Ubilla, and the "Tierra Firme Fleet", under Don Antonio de Echeverz y Zubiza. At two in the morning on Wednesday, July 31, 1715 , seven days after departing from Havana , Cuba , all eleven ships of the fleet were lost in a hurricane along

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1088-857: Was called the Astronaut Training and Rehabilitation Building then, today it is officially titled the Kennedy Space Center Conference Center. Throughout its history with NASA it has been known as the Astronaut Beach House or simply The Beach House. It stands 50 meters (160 ft) back from the shoreline directly in between Pads 40 and 41 . It also serves as a private conference center, and for astronauts and their families for private gatherings and barbecues before launch. The house contains memorabilia including wine bottles signed by crew members identified by mission decals. Cape Canaveral, Florida Cape Canaveral

1122-449: Was recovered by newspaper owner R.B. Brossier and his son, Dickson, after they sold their Orlando home and used the remaining $ 4,500 to purchase much of the Avon area. In the 1930s, archaeologists from Yale University surveyed various Native American sites in the area. In 1951, anthropologist Irvine Rouse of Yale University visited the area and performed research. By 1958, the workforce and

1156-580: Was started on October 9, 1990, The Patriot's Day Parade in honor of the last naval battle of the American Revolution that was fought off the Cape Canaveral coast in 1783. In 2000, The Washington Post reported that the city's divorce rate was the highest in the country, 22%. It was the same rate in 2018. At a Heritage Day event in March 2013 part of the festivities for the city's 50th anniversary included author Jay Barbree who delivered an oral history of

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