Indian River : Florida's treasure coast by Walter R. Hellier, 1965

Indian River : Florida's treasure coast by Walter R. Hellier. Hurricane House Publishers, Coconut Grove, Florida, 1965

Walter R. Hellier (1889-1973) moved to Jensen Beach with his family in 1903. After a varied career, including working as a engineer to help build the Amphibious Training Center in Ft. Pierce. He served as director of the Florida Historical Society and as member and officer of many Florida historical and arts committees and was a columnist for the Ft. Pierce News-Tribune, writing the "Palmetto Rambler."

This book chronicles the history of the Indian River and Treasure Coast region. The last half of the book includes memoirs of the author's interests and experiences growing up in the area.

Names of photographers are not identified; however, the author notes in the text that many were taken by the Florida Photographic Concern.

Table of Contents: Chapter I. Three hundred years of history -- II. The orange grove -- III. The early settlers -- IV. Brevard County -- V. Trade boat days -- VI. Railroads and people -- VII. The Romantic steamboats -- VIII. The twentieth Century, a personal story -- 1. Arrival on the Indian River -- 2. The Good Old Days -- 3. Pleasure Boats and the Automobile -- 4. Banks -- 5. Telegraph and Telephone -- 6. Indians and Tourists -- 7. The Florida Photographic Concern -- 8. The Episcopal Church -- 9. The Early Settlers Association -- 10. Spanish Treasure -- 11. Today -- 12. A Last Word.

Scan of book and permission to publish provided by Mary Van Derlofske, via Sandra Thurlow.

Hurricane House Publishers (Coconut Grove, Fla.)

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xii, 128 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

English

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Chapter I. Three hundred years of history -- II. The orange grove -- III. The early settlers -- IV. Brevard County -- V. Trade boat days -- VI. Railroads and people -- VII. The Romantic steamboats -- VIII. The twentieth Century, a personal story -- 1. Arrival on the Indian River -- 2. The Good Old Days -- 3. Pleasure Boats and the Automobile -- 4. Banks -- 5. Telegraph and Telephone -- 6. Indians and Tourists -- 7. The Florida Photographic Concern -- 8. The Episcopal Church -- 9. The Early Settlers Association -- 10. Spanish Treasure -- 11. Today -- 12. A Last Word.

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