29 October 2002

Controversy completely surrounds our founder, Col. Titus, beginning with the date of his birth......Read More...

History of Titusville
Titusville is located on Florida's Atlantic Coast, some 46 miles south of Daytona Beach and 40 miles east of Orlando. It serves as the seat of government for Brevard County. The economy of Titusville and the area surrounding it is based on the aerospace industry, centered at the Kennedy Space Center on nearby Merritt Island; tourism, also associated with the space industry; and agriculture, particularly citrus cultivation and processing. The city is the second largest in the county, with a population of 37,981. Titusville and Brevard County have been experiencing intensive growth since the initial development of the space industry in the 1950s. The county is currently the ninth largest in the state. Between 1980 and 1985 its population increased approximately 25 percent. Titusville is growing at a similar rate.

Names often tell us much about the history of a place. Such is the case with Titusville and Brevard County. Titusville is named for Colonel Henry T. Titus who in 1867 founded the early settlement which developed into the city. It is the seat of government of Brevard County, the twenty-fifth county in Florida, established March 14, 1844. It was originally named St. Lucie County, but was renamed in 1855 for Judge Theodore Washington Brevard, a North Carolinian who served as Comptroller of Florida from 1853-1861. The county was subdivided several times before arriving at its present configuration. In 1879 it was annexed to the southern part of Volusia County. Titusville became part of the county at that time, and in a voter referendum was chosen as the seat of government. In 1887 the state legislature formed Osceola County from parts of Brevard and Orange Counties. In 1905, the legislature further subdivided the county by forming St. Lucie County from the southern part of Brevard. Brevard is one of the longest counties in Florida, stretching some 75 miles along the Atlantic Coast and famous Indian River. Excerpt from...More...