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TIMELINE.1949

 

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Weeki Wachee / HWY50
1949 w/ Little Mermaids
Three WWII sailors, one, native Floridian Newt Perry, had the idea to take one of Florida’s most precious natural resources, and turn it into the original Roadside Attraction.
HWY50 — The Road Through Space & Time.


The 16th Century Legend was brought back to theatrical life in Florida’s oldest, deepest, and after the Fountain of Youth, most historic spring.

1947 Newt Perry and his MERMAIDS
1960 — Weeki Wachee BW/Silent Mermaids
Silver Glen Spring — Ocala National Forest (HWY40)

HWY50 —
• Complex #39
• Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB)
• LAUNCH PAD 39A
• Last Stepping Stone to The Moon
NAKED LAUNCH
Titusville
• The Cape
• Cape Canaveral
• Kennedy Space Center
• Port Canaveral
• Nuclear Submarines and Shrimp Boats in wait
• PAFB
• Surf — Picnic Tables, Second Light, Officer’s Club
• Peace-Loving Lifeguard (Officer’s Club)
• U2 Takeoff — VW short cut across Patrick (A1A to Pineda Causeway)
MERRITT ISLAND
• Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge
• Mosquito Lagoon
INDIAN RIVER (CITRUS)
• Banana River
• Tropical Trail
• Mather’s Bridge
DRAGON POINT
INDIALANTIC
HWY 192