Mar
28
2016
The History of Cape Canaveral: The Space Race
As Cape Canaveral entered the first third of the 20th century, it was obvious how this once only-get-there-by-boat collection of communities (Canaveral Harbor, Artesia, De Soto Beach, and Journalista Beach) were becoming more advanced than the finishing communities that they used to be. The Evening Star Reporter was founded, and the area started to realize that it was more than just waterways. [vc_separator type="transparent" position="left" color="" border_style="dashed" width="" thickness="" up="10" down=""] Congress approved the construction on of a deepwater port in 1929, but it didn’t get started until decades later. This became...
