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St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County is in East Central Florida and encompasses 572 square miles. The municipalities in St. Lucie County are Fort Pierce, Port St. Lucie and St. Lucie. The County has a year round population of 198,253 residents.
Recreational Highlights of St. Lucie County include: Harbor Beach Oceanographic Institute; Manatee Observation Center; Mets Stadium (spring training); Beaches/Water Sports and 11 Golf Courses.
Historical Points of Interest include: A.E. Bacchus Art Gallery; Heathcote Botanical Gardens; St. Lucie County Historical Museum; Sunrise Theatre and UDT Seal Museum.
Cultural Events and Festivals: Fort Pierce Friday Fest; Rainbow Festival; Seafood & Fishing Frenzy and St. Lucie Water Fest.
From Ft. Pierce, the county seat, driving distance is: Tallahassee 318 miles; Orlando 100 miles; Tampa 139 miles; Jacksonville 217 miles and Miami 115 miles.
St. Lucie County is linked to the Interstate system and is accessible from I-95, Florida Turnpike and US-1. The nearest airport with scheduled commercial airline service is the Palm Beach International Airport with 3 runways the longest is 7,989 feet. The nearest deep water port is the Port of Ft. Pierce, 1 miles away.
With a labor force of 82,182 the major private sector employer in St. Lucie County is Lawnwood Medical Center with 1,400 employees. Florida Atlantic University, the University of Florida, Barry University and Indian River Community College serve post-secondary education in St. Lucie County.
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Counties: St. Lucie County
Communities: Fort Pierce
Takes place every Saturday
Only original hand made crafts are on display for your purchase.
600 N Indian River Drive
Fort Pierce, FL
(1/2 mile north of the Library)
772.460.5299 Email Contact
Counties: St. Lucie County
Communities: Fort Pierce
Takes place every Saturday
Fort Pierce Farmers' Market
Every Saturday 8AM-12 noon. Open year round. Come to the Market...It's a Saturday Morning Tradition!
Melody Lane
Ft Pierce, FL
between FP City Marina and Main Library
772.940.1145
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| Q. | Found an old family letter written to my grand parents back in 1897. It was from a friend who was recuperating from an unknown illness down in White City, FL. It also referred to visiting one of the grand parent's sister-in-law down there.
Our family is just curious about White City, since none of us ever heard of it and didn't know of any relatives in that area. Anything you can tell us about the area back then would be appreciated. Thanks, | | A. | White City is an approximately 7 square mile unincorporated community in St. Lucie County with a population of around 4,000. The community located between Ft. Pierce and Port St Lucie is near the midway point of Florida's east coast. Early in the 1890s a group of Midwestern Danish organized and decided to colonize in Florida. Many of the early Danes who planned this small Scandinavian community, had attended the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. They were impressed with Great White City of Daniel Burnham they named their little colony "White City." They also named the road that ran through the center of town "Midway" after the new entertainment attraction.
The winter of 1894-95 almost wiped out many farmers and growers, but White City eventually emerged as a thriving community. The original White City Improvement Club was located in the old recreation center on Midway Road just east of the St. Lucie River. Both the Danes and the non-Scandinavian residents of White City attended or belonged to the White City Improvement Club. Drinking, schottische dancing and other entertainment at the Club kept the community fairly tightknit in their early Florida years.
| | Q. | What is the name and phone number for the obituary desk at the most prominent newspaper in Port St. Lucie ? | | A. | The main number of the Port St. Lucie News is 772.337.5800. The Fort Pierce/Port St. Lucie Tribune is 772.461.2050. The Vero Beach Press Journal also handles St. Lucie County obituaries at 772.466.2121.
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