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center;">The Melbourne Regional Chamber is the Space Coast’s foremost authority on business advocacy and community development, where business leaders convene to drive the Space Coast economy and improve quality of life.</p> <p style="text-align: center;">As your “business concierge,” we’re listening to what you need and focusing on what impacts your business the most.</p> </div> </div> <div style="text-align:center;"><style type="text/css">.fusion-button.button-1 {border-radius:36px;}</style><a class="fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type lg-pill-btn" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/why-join/"><span class="fusion-button-text">Partner With Us</span></a></div></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:75% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper 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We are the area’s only 5 Star Accredited Chamber, a distinction earned by only one percent of chambers nationwide.</p> </div> <div style="text-align:center;"><style type="text/css">.fusion-button.button-3 .fusion-button-text, .fusion-button.button-3 i {color:#ffffff;}.fusion-button.button-3 .fusion-button-icon-divider{border-color:#ffffff;}.fusion-button.button-3:hover .fusion-button-text, .fusion-button.button-3:hover i,.fusion-button.button-3:focus .fusion-button-text, .fusion-button.button-3:focus i,.fusion-button.button-3:active .fusion-button-text, .fusion-button.button-3:active{color:#ffffff;}.fusion-button.button-3:hover .fusion-button-icon-divider, .fusion-button.button-3:hover .fusion-button-icon-divider, .fusion-button.button-3:active .fusion-button-icon-divider{border-color:#ffffff;}.fusion-button.button-3:hover, .fusion-button.button-3:focus, .fusion-button.button-3:active{border-color:#ffffff;}.fusion-button.button-3 {border-color:#ffffff;border-radius:36px;}.fusion-button.button-3{background: #f69220;}.fusion-button.button-3:hover,.button-3:focus,.fusion-button.button-3:active{background: #00615e;}</style><a class="fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom button-3 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type lg-pill-btn" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/accreditations/"><span class="fusion-button-text">Learn More</span></a></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:15px;margin-bottom:15px;width:100%;"><div class="fusion-separator-border sep-double" style="border-color:rgba(226,226,226,0);border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;"></div></div><div style="text-align:center;"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none"><img decoding="async" width="300" height="64" alt="Accredited By The U.S. Chamber of Commerce - 5 Stars" title="USChamberAccredited" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/USChamberAccredited-300x64.png" class="img-responsive wp-image-155" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/USChamberAccredited-200x42.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/USChamberAccredited-400x85.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/USChamberAccredited.png 580w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 300px" /></span></div></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:50% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 3.84%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 3.84%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:50% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 3.84%;margin-left : 3.84%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}</style></div></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-3{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 30px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 30px;}</style></div><div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 hp-row-2-tablet nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling" style="background-color: #eaeaea;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:30px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:30px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;" ><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last" style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy" style="background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><h1 class="middle-line">JOIN THE BEST</h1><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-4"><p style="text-align: center;">The Melbourne Regional Chamber is the leading business organization on the Space Coast, representing nearly 1,000 partner businesses and organizations. 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margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:15px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-3{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}</style><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one" style="margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:0px;"><h1 class="title-heading-center" style="margin:0;">Working for you</h1></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-5"><p style="text-align: center;">Business advocacy is at the heart of our mission. We not only work to promote a pro-business climate but also advocate for quality of life issues that help to attract a strong workforce – issues that affect all of us on the Space Coast.</p> </div> <div style="text-align:center;"><style type="text/css">.fusion-button.button-5 {border-radius:36px;}</style><a class="fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default button-5 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type lg-pill-btn" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/advocacy-program/"><span class="fusion-button-text">Lend Your Voice</span></a></div></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-7{width:50% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-7 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 3.84%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 3.84%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-7{width:50% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-7 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 3.84%;margin-left : 3.84%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-7{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-7 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}</style></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column" style="background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><div ><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none"><img decoding="async" width="2048" height="1365" title="467506935_963865505765450_2708263984489100575_n" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/467506935_963865505765450_2708263984489100575_n.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-image-4328" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/467506935_963865505765450_2708263984489100575_n-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/467506935_963865505765450_2708263984489100575_n-400x267.jpg 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/467506935_963865505765450_2708263984489100575_n-600x400.jpg 600w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/467506935_963865505765450_2708263984489100575_n-800x533.jpg 800w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/467506935_963865505765450_2708263984489100575_n-1200x800.jpg 1200w, 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.fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-5{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 30px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 30px;}</style></div><div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 fusion-flex-container hp-content-grid-tablet nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling" style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;" ><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start" style="max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% / 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% / 2 );"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column" style="background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><style type="text/css">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-4{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:15px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-4{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}</style><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one" style="margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:0px;"><h1 class="title-heading-center" style="margin:0;">Working for you</h1></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-6"><p style="text-align: center;">Business advocacy is at the heart of our mission. We not only work to promote a pro-business climate but also advocate for quality of life issues that help to attract a strong workforce – issues that affect all of us on the Space Coast.</p> </div> <div style="text-align:center;"><style type="text/css">.fusion-button.button-6 {border-radius:36px;}</style><a class="fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-default button-6 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type lg-pill-btn" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/advocacy-program/"><span class="fusion-button-text">Lend Your Voice</span></a></div></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-9{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-9 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and 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width="1024" height="683" title="464423376_944702437681757_5930932024880179816_n (1)" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/464423376_944702437681757_5930932024880179816_n-1-1024x683.jpg" class="img-responsive wp-image-4330" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/464423376_944702437681757_5930932024880179816_n-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/464423376_944702437681757_5930932024880179816_n-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/464423376_944702437681757_5930932024880179816_n-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/464423376_944702437681757_5930932024880179816_n-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/464423376_944702437681757_5930932024880179816_n-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px" 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30px;}</style></div><div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-7 fusion-flex-container body-bkg-texture hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling" style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;" id="hp-advocacy-separator" ><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start" style="width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% / 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% / 2 );"></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-7{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}</style></div><div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-8 fusion-flex-container hp-networking-section nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling" style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;" ><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center" style="max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% / 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% / 2 );"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column" style="background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><div class="networking-img-anchor"> <div class="networking-img-pop-out"><img decoding="async" src="/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/young-professionals-1.jpg" alt="2 photos"></div> </div></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body 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style="background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><style type="text/css">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-5{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:15px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-5{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}</style><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one" style="margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:0px;"><h1 class="title-heading-center" style="margin:0;">More than networking</h1></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-7"><p style="text-align: center;">Today’s chamber is no longer just about events. 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type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-9{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 30px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 30px;}</style></div><div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-10 fusion-flex-container body-bkg-texture hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling" style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;" id="hp-advocacy-separator" ><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start" style="width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% / 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% / 2 );"></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-10{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}</style></div><div 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type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-15{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-15 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-15{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-15 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-15{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-15 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}</style></div></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-11{ padding-top : 30px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 30px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 30px;}</style></div><div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-12 fusion-flex-container timeline-wrap nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling" style="background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;" ><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start" style="max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% / 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% / 2 );"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-16 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column" style="background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><style type="text/css">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-7{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:15px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-7{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}</style><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one" style="margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:0px;"><h1 class="title-heading-center" style="margin:0;">95+ Years of Impact</h1></div><div class="hp-desktop-timeline"><div class="et-post-outer-wrapper-241917371 et-main-blog-wrapper et-horizontal-timeline et-hor-timeline-template-9" data-id="et_1752554"> <div class="et-layout-horizontal-section " > <div class="et-hor-three-outer-wrap et-horz-bx"> <ul class="et-hor-timeline-date" data-id="88475" id="et-timeline-88475"> <li> <a data-slide-index="0" href=""> <div class="et-date">1878</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="1" href=""> <div class="et-date">1886</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="2" href=""> <div class="et-date">1887</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="3" href=""> <div class="et-date">1888</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="4" href=""> <div class="et-date">1891</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="5" href=""> <div class="et-date">1893</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="6" href=""> <div class="et-date">1896</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="7" href=""> <div class="et-date">1898</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="8" href=""> <div class="et-date">1904</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="9" href=""> <div class="et-date">1919</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="10" href=""> <div class="et-date">1920</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="11" href=""> <div class="et-date">1921</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="12" href=""> <div class="et-date">1923</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="13" href=""> <div class="et-date">1925</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="14" href=""> <div class="et-date">1926</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="15" href=""> <div class="et-date">1939</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="16" href=""> <div class="et-date">1942</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="17" href=""> <div class="et-date">1950</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="18" href=""> <div class="et-date">1951</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="19" href=""> <div class="et-date">1955</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="20" href=""> <div class="et-date">1958</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="21" href=""> <div class="et-date">1961</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="22" href=""> <div class="et-date">1965</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="23" href=""> <div class="et-date">1969</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="24" href=""> <div class="et-date">1971</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="25" href=""> <div class="et-date">1976</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="26" href=""> <div class="et-date">1978</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="27" href=""> <div class="et-date">1987</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="28" href=""> <div class="et-date">1991</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="29" href=""> <div class="et-date">2002</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="30" href=""> <div class="et-date">2010</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="31" href=""> <div class="et-date">2012</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="32" href=""> <div class="et-date">2016</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="33" href=""> <div class="et-date">2017</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="34" href=""> <div class="et-date">2020</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="et-hor-three-outer-wrap et-post-bx"> <ul class="et-timeline-post-wrapper" data-id="88475"> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/95YearsOfImpact_1878_Photo.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/95YearsOfImpact_1878_Photo.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Cornthwaite John Hector" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/95YearsOfImpact_1878_Photo-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/95YearsOfImpact_1878_Photo-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/95YearsOfImpact_1878_Photo-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/95YearsOfImpact_1878_Photo-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/95YearsOfImpact_1878_Photo.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 1878</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Melbourne, originally known as Crane Creek, received its first settlers, a group of black freedmen. The community was soon renamed for Melbourne, Australia, the former home of the area’s first postmaster, </span><a title="This opens up in a new window" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornthwaite_John_Hector" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cornthwaite John Hector</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1886/04/95YearsOfImpact_1886_Photo.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1886/04/95YearsOfImpact_1886_Photo.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Holy Trinity Episcopal Church" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1886/04/95YearsOfImpact_1886_Photo-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1886/04/95YearsOfImpact_1886_Photo-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1886/04/95YearsOfImpact_1886_Photo-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1886/04/95YearsOfImpact_1886_Photo-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1886/04/95YearsOfImpact_1886_Photo.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 1886</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Holy Trinity Episcopal Church was founded on what is now Strawbridge Avenue.</span></p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1887/04/95YearsOfImpact_1887_Photo.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1887/04/95YearsOfImpact_1887_Photo.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The Carleton Hotel built by the Strawbridge family in 1887." srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1887/04/95YearsOfImpact_1887_Photo-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1887/04/95YearsOfImpact_1887_Photo-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1887/04/95YearsOfImpact_1887_Photo-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1887/04/95YearsOfImpact_1887_Photo-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1887/04/95YearsOfImpact_1887_Photo.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 1887</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The Carleton Hotel was built by the Strawbridge family. It was destroyed by fire in 1903, rebuilt and expanded, then permanently destroyed by fire in 1925.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1888/04/95YearsOfImpact_1888_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1888/04/95YearsOfImpact_1888_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="A group of 23 electors gathered to create the "Village of Melbourne" in 1888." srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1888/04/95YearsOfImpact_1888_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1888/04/95YearsOfImpact_1888_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1888/04/95YearsOfImpact_1888_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1888/04/95YearsOfImpact_1888_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1888/04/95YearsOfImpact_1888_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 1888</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>A group of 23 electors gathered to create the “Village of Melbourne” by a spoken vote, gaining the benefits provided to towns under Florida law.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1891/04/95YearsOfImpact_1891_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1891/04/95YearsOfImpact_1891_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The Melbourne Cemetery" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1891/04/95YearsOfImpact_1891_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1891/04/95YearsOfImpact_1891_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1891/04/95YearsOfImpact_1891_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1891/04/95YearsOfImpact_1891_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1891/04/95YearsOfImpact_1891_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 1891</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The Melbourne Cemetery was established, later to hold the graves of many of Melbourne’s founding families, including founder and postmaster CJ Hector.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1893/04/95YearsOfImpact_1893_Photo.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1893/04/95YearsOfImpact_1893_Photo.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The Florida East Coast Railway arrived, moving the focus of commerce from the Indian River and steamer ships, to the tracks to the west." srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1893/04/95YearsOfImpact_1893_Photo-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1893/04/95YearsOfImpact_1893_Photo-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1893/04/95YearsOfImpact_1893_Photo-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1893/04/95YearsOfImpact_1893_Photo-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1893/04/95YearsOfImpact_1893_Photo.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 1893</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The Florida East Coast Railway arrived, moving the focus of commerce from the Indian River and steamer ships, to the tracks to the west.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1896/04/95YearsOfImpact_1896_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1896/04/95YearsOfImpact_1896_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Green Gables built by William and Nora Wells as a winter home. One of the first houses in Melbourne to have electricity." srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1896/04/95YearsOfImpact_1896_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1896/04/95YearsOfImpact_1896_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1896/04/95YearsOfImpact_1896_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1896/04/95YearsOfImpact_1896_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1896/04/95YearsOfImpact_1896_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 1896</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>Green Gables, which still stands today, was built by William and Nora Wells as a winter home. It was one of the first houses in Melbourne to have electricity.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1898/04/95YearsOfImpact_1898_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1898/04/95YearsOfImpact_1898_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Original funeral home founded by the Florida Funeral Directors Association. Now the Brownlie-Maxwell Funeral Home." srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1898/04/95YearsOfImpact_1898_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1898/04/95YearsOfImpact_1898_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1898/04/95YearsOfImpact_1898_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1898/04/95YearsOfImpact_1898_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1898/04/95YearsOfImpact_1898_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 1898</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>A funeral home was opened by the founders of the Florida Funeral Directors Association and was taken over in 1915 by VC and Olive Brownlie. Brownlie-Maxwell Funeral Home is still in business today.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1904/04/95YearsOfImpact_1904_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1904/04/95YearsOfImpact_1904_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The Rossetter House built by James Wadsworth Rossetter" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1904/04/95YearsOfImpact_1904_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1904/04/95YearsOfImpact_1904_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1904/04/95YearsOfImpact_1904_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1904/04/95YearsOfImpact_1904_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1904/04/95YearsOfImpact_1904_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 1904</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>James Wadsworth Rossetter purchased the property on which the current configuration of Rossetter House now stands.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1919/04/95YearsOfImpact_1919_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1919/04/95YearsOfImpact_1919_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The Henegar Center for the Arts in Historic Downtown Melbourne" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1919/04/95YearsOfImpact_1919_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1919/04/95YearsOfImpact_1919_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1919/04/95YearsOfImpact_1919_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1919/04/95YearsOfImpact_1919_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1919/04/95YearsOfImpact_1919_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 1919</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The building now known as The Henegar Center for the Arts was constructed as part of Melbourne School. The same year, Downtown Melbourne was consumed in flames as a kerosene heater ignited the wooden sidewalk along Front Street.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1920/04/95YearsOfImpact_1920_Photo.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1920/04/95YearsOfImpact_1920_Photo.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Portrait of landscape to represent Crane Creek" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1920/04/95YearsOfImpact_1920_Photo-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1920/04/95YearsOfImpact_1920_Photo-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1920/04/95YearsOfImpact_1920_Photo-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1920/04/95YearsOfImpact_1920_Photo-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1920/04/95YearsOfImpact_1920_Photo.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 1920</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>Evidence for the presence of Paleo-Indians from the late Pleistocene epoch was uncovered. C. P. Singleton, a Harvard University zoologist, discovered the bones of a mammoth along Crane Creek.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1921/04/95YearsOfImpact_1921_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1921/04/95YearsOfImpact_1921_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Wooden bridge across the Indian River" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1921/04/95YearsOfImpact_1921_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1921/04/95YearsOfImpact_1921_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1921/04/95YearsOfImpact_1921_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1921/04/95YearsOfImpact_1921_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1921/04/95YearsOfImpact_1921_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 1921</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The area’s second wooden bridge across the Indian River opened, connecting Melbourne to Indialantic. It was constructed by Indialantic founder Ernest Kouwen-Hoven and featured a hand-operated draw bridge.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1923/04/95YearsOfImpact_1923_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1923/04/95YearsOfImpact_1923_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Magnolia Manor, a grand home built by Kouwen-Hoven" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1923/04/95YearsOfImpact_1923_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1923/04/95YearsOfImpact_1923_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1923/04/95YearsOfImpact_1923_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1923/04/95YearsOfImpact_1923_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1923/04/95YearsOfImpact_1923_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 1923</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>Kouwen-Hoven built a grand home, Magnolia Manor, the land upon which was sold to Florida Air Academy in 1961 (now Florida Preparatory Academy).</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1925/04/Frolic.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1925/04/Frolic.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Melbourne Regional Chamber hosting the Florida Frolics and Beauty Review in the 1920s" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1925/04/Frolic-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1925/04/Frolic-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1925/04/Frolic-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1925/04/Frolic-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1925/04/Frolic.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 1925</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The Melbourne Regional Chamber of Commerce was founded with the purpose of attracting and hosting the Florida Frolics and Beauty Review. The same year, the pre-historic body of a human, dubbed the “Melbourne Man” was found at Melbourne Golf Course and Country Club, now known as Melbourne Municipal Golf Course. The course opened in 1920, the same year Pleistocene epoch remains were found nearby.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1926/04/95YearsOfImpact_1926_Photo.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1926/04/95YearsOfImpact_1926_Photo.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The old, wooden Eau Gallie Causeway" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1926/04/95YearsOfImpact_1926_Photo-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1926/04/95YearsOfImpact_1926_Photo-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1926/04/95YearsOfImpact_1926_Photo-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1926/04/95YearsOfImpact_1926_Photo-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1926/04/95YearsOfImpact_1926_Photo.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 1926</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The Eau Gallie Causeway opened to traffic. The wooden bridge had no railing for more than a year, although no one was reported to go over the edge.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1939/04/95YearsOfImpact_1939_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1939/04/95YearsOfImpact_1939_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The wooden Melbourne Causeway before it's replacement in 1947 with a swing bridge." srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1939/04/95YearsOfImpact_1939_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1939/04/95YearsOfImpact_1939_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1939/04/95YearsOfImpact_1939_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1939/04/95YearsOfImpact_1939_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1939/04/95YearsOfImpact_1939_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 1939</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The wooden Melbourne Causeway was replaced by an asphalt bridge with a rotating span. That portion of the bridge was once again replaced in 1947 with a swing bridge.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1942/04/95YearsOfImpact_1942_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1942/04/95YearsOfImpact_1942_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Navy and Marine pilots stationed at the Melbourne Naval Air Station, serving in World War II." srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1942/04/95YearsOfImpact_1942_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1942/04/95YearsOfImpact_1942_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1942/04/95YearsOfImpact_1942_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1942/04/95YearsOfImpact_1942_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1942/04/95YearsOfImpact_1942_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 1942</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The Melbourne Naval Air Station, located on property that is now part of the Orlando Melbourne International Airport, was commissioned as an operational training unit for Navy and Marine pilots serving in World War II. The base closed in 1946.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1950/04/asset-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1950/04/asset-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="People dining in a UFO at the Melbourne Shopping Center in the 1950s" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1950/04/asset-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1950/04/asset-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1950/04/asset-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1950/04/asset-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1950/04/asset-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 1950s</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The Melbourne Shopping Center was constructed on Babcock St., the area’s first strip mall.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1951/04/L3Harris-Overview-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1951/04/L3Harris-Overview-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Large corporate satellite dish in front of a night sky with shooting stars" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1951/04/L3Harris-Overview-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1951/04/L3Harris-Overview-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1951/04/L3Harris-Overview-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1951/04/L3Harris-Overview-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1951/04/L3Harris-Overview-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 1951</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>Radiation Incorporated, the precursor to Harris Corporation, now L3 Harris, was founded.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1955/04/95YearsOfImpact_1955_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1955/04/95YearsOfImpact_1955_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The Eau Gallie Causeway featuring a swing span drawbridge." srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1955/04/95YearsOfImpact_1955_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1955/04/95YearsOfImpact_1955_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1955/04/95YearsOfImpact_1955_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1955/04/95YearsOfImpact_1955_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1955/04/95YearsOfImpact_1955_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 1955</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The Eau Gallie Causeway was replaced with a concrete version featuring a swing span drawbridge.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1958/04/2fit-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1958/04/2fit-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Florida Institute of Technology on a sunny day" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1958/04/2fit-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1958/04/2fit-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1958/04/2fit-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1958/04/2fit-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1958/04/2fit-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 1958</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>Florida Institute of Technology was founded.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1961/04/95YearsOfImpact_1961_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1961/04/95YearsOfImpact_1961_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Shuttle launching into space" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1961/04/95YearsOfImpact_1961_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1961/04/95YearsOfImpact_1961_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1961/04/95YearsOfImpact_1961_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1961/04/95YearsOfImpact_1961_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1961/04/95YearsOfImpact_1961_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 1961</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>Alan Shepard became the first American to reach space when he launched on a suborbital flight aboard a Mercury Redstone rocket from Cape Canaveral. The same year, President John F. Kennedy declared the goal of “landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth within a decade.”</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1965/04/95YearsOfImpact_1965_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1965/04/95YearsOfImpact_1965_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="East 192 street signs" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1965/04/95YearsOfImpact_1965_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1965/04/95YearsOfImpact_1965_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1965/04/95YearsOfImpact_1965_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1965/04/95YearsOfImpact_1965_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1965/04/95YearsOfImpact_1965_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 1965</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The chamber sent a resolution to the State Road Dept. to urge improvements for U.S. Hwy. 192, called “the Worst Road in the State” by the American Automobile Association.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1969/04/95YearsOfImpact_1969_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1969/04/95YearsOfImpact_1969_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The City of Melbourne's first black councilman, Julius Montgomery." srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1969/04/95YearsOfImpact_1969_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1969/04/95YearsOfImpact_1969_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1969/04/95YearsOfImpact_1969_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1969/04/95YearsOfImpact_1969_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1969/04/95YearsOfImpact_1969_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 1969</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>With strong advocacy from the chamber, Melbourne and Eau Gallie were consolidated into the contemporary City of Melbourne. The city elected its first black councilman, Julius Montgomery.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1971/04/95YearsOfImpact_1971_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1971/04/95YearsOfImpact_1971_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The concrete dragon, Annie, built in the water at the southern tip of Merritt Island." srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1971/04/95YearsOfImpact_1971_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1971/04/95YearsOfImpact_1971_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1971/04/95YearsOfImpact_1971_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1971/04/95YearsOfImpact_1971_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1971/04/95YearsOfImpact_1971_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 1971</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>Pineda Causeway opened as a toll road, after being proposed in 1969 to help ease traffic from Kennedy Space Center and Patrick Air Force Base. The project was strongly endorsed by the chamber. The same year, the southern tip of Merritt Island is dubbed “Dragon Point” because of the concrete dragon, “Annie,” built there.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1976/04/95YearsOfImpact_1976_Photo.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1976/04/95YearsOfImpact_1976_Photo.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The Melbourne Causeway" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1976/04/95YearsOfImpact_1976_Photo-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1976/04/95YearsOfImpact_1976_Photo-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1976/04/95YearsOfImpact_1976_Photo-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1976/04/95YearsOfImpact_1976_Photo-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1976/04/95YearsOfImpact_1976_Photo.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 1976</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>With urging from the chamber, construction began on a third Melbourne Causeway, but both sides would not be opened until 1984.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1978/04/95YearsOfImpact_1978_Photo.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1978/04/95YearsOfImpact_1978_Photo.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The high-rise span of the Melbourne Causeway is dedicated by the State of FL as The Ernest Kouwen-Hoven Memorial Bridge." srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1978/04/95YearsOfImpact_1978_Photo-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1978/04/95YearsOfImpact_1978_Photo-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1978/04/95YearsOfImpact_1978_Photo-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1978/04/95YearsOfImpact_1978_Photo-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1978/04/95YearsOfImpact_1978_Photo.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 1978</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The high-rise span of the Melbourne Causeway was dedicated by the State of Florida as The Ernest Kouwen-Hoven Memorial Bridge after the original builder of the bridge.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1987/04/95YearsOfImpact_1987_Photo.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1987/04/95YearsOfImpact_1987_Photo.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="President Ronald Reagan visited the Melbourne Regional Airport to address the business community." srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1987/04/95YearsOfImpact_1987_Photo-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1987/04/95YearsOfImpact_1987_Photo-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1987/04/95YearsOfImpact_1987_Photo-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1987/04/95YearsOfImpact_1987_Photo-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1987/04/95YearsOfImpact_1987_Photo.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 1987</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>President Ronald Reagan visited the Melbourne Regional Airport (now known as the Orlando Melbourne International Airport) to address the business community.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1991/04/95YearsOfImpact_1991_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1991/04/95YearsOfImpact_1991_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The Henegar Center for the Arts opened its doors in the former Melbourne School building." srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1991/04/95YearsOfImpact_1991_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1991/04/95YearsOfImpact_1991_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1991/04/95YearsOfImpact_1991_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1991/04/95YearsOfImpact_1991_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1991/04/95YearsOfImpact_1991_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 1991</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The Henegar Center for the Arts opened its doors in the former Melbourne School building.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2002/04/95YearsOfImpact_2002_Photo.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2002/04/95YearsOfImpact_2002_Photo.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Annie the Dragon collapsed into the Indian River following a storm" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2002/04/95YearsOfImpact_2002_Photo-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2002/04/95YearsOfImpact_2002_Photo-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2002/04/95YearsOfImpact_2002_Photo-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2002/04/95YearsOfImpact_2002_Photo-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2002/04/95YearsOfImpact_2002_Photo.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 2002</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>Annie the Dragon collapsed into the Indian River following a storm.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/95YearsOfImpact_2010_Photo.png"><img decoding="async" width="394" height="250" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/95YearsOfImpact_2010_Photo.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Florida Association of Chamber Professionals Logo" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/95YearsOfImpact_2010_Photo-50x32.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/95YearsOfImpact_2010_Photo-200x127.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/95YearsOfImpact_2010_Photo-300x190.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/95YearsOfImpact_2010_Photo-320x202.png 320w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/95YearsOfImpact_2010_Photo.png 394w" sizes="(max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 2010</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The chamber was renamed the Melbourne Regional Chamber of East Central Florida, Inc. to communicate the organization’s interest in a regional outreach. The same year, the chamber was accredited by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as a 5-Star Chamber, heralding it as in the top 1% of all Chambers of Commerce nationwide. It was also accredited as a Certified Plus Chamber, the highest accreditation level in the state of Florida awarded by the Florida Association of Chamber Professionals (FACP).</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/95YearsOfImpact_2012_Photo.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/95YearsOfImpact_2012_Photo.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="President Barack Obama visiting the Clemente Center at the Florida Institute of Technology" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/95YearsOfImpact_2012_Photo-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/95YearsOfImpact_2012_Photo-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/95YearsOfImpact_2012_Photo-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/95YearsOfImpact_2012_Photo-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/95YearsOfImpact_2012_Photo.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 2012</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>President Barack Obama made a visit to the Clemente Center at the Florida Institute of Technology. The same year, former President Bill Clinton visited the Palm Bay campus of Brevard Community College (now Eastern Florida State College).</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/FACP-resize.jpg"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/FACP-resize.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="FACP Logo" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/FACP-resize-50x34.jpg 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/FACP-resize-200x137.jpg 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/FACP-resize-300x205.jpg 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/FACP-resize-400x273.jpg 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/FACP-resize.jpg 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 2016</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The Melbourne Regional Chamber was re-accredited as a Certified Plus Chamber.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/95YearsOfImpact_-2017_Photo.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/95YearsOfImpact_-2017_Photo.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The White House" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/95YearsOfImpact_-2017_Photo-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/95YearsOfImpact_-2017_Photo-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/95YearsOfImpact_-2017_Photo-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/95YearsOfImpact_-2017_Photo-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/95YearsOfImpact_-2017_Photo.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 2017</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>President Donald Trump returned to Orlando Melbourne International Airport after making a prior campaign stop at the same location several months before.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> <li> <div class=" et-list-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-outer-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-first-inner-wrap "> <div class="et-image"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/5-star-timeline.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/5-star-timeline.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="United States Chamber of Commerce Five Star Accredited logo" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/5-star-timeline-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/5-star-timeline-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/5-star-timeline-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/5-star-timeline-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/5-star-timeline.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-bottom-wrap et-second-inner-wrap"> <div class="et-title"> 2020</div> <div class="et-meta-wrap"> </div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The Melbourne Regional Chamber was re-accredited as a 5-Star Chamber.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history/"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="et-meta-two-wrap et-clearfix"> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="hp-mobile-timeline"><div class="et-post-outer-wrapper-510222562 et-main-blog-wrapper et-horizontal-timeline et-hor-timeline-template-18" data-id="et_8779646"> <div class="et-layout-horizontal-section " > <div class="et-hor-three-outer-wrap et-horz-bx"> <ul class="et-hor-timeline-date" data-id="47039" id="et-timeline-47039"> <li> <a data-slide-index="0" href=""> <div class="et-icon-block"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> <div class="et-date">Apr 23 1878</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="1" href=""> <div class="et-icon-block"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> <div class="et-date">Apr 23 1886</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="2" href=""> <div class="et-icon-block"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> <div class="et-date">Apr 23 1887</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="3" href=""> <div class="et-icon-block"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> <div class="et-date">Apr 23 1888</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="4" href=""> <div class="et-icon-block"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> <div class="et-date">Apr 23 1891</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="5" href=""> <div class="et-icon-block"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> <div class="et-date">Apr 23 1893</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a 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class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="14" href=""> <div class="et-icon-block"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> <div class="et-date">Apr 23 1926</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="15" href=""> <div class="et-icon-block"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> <div class="et-date">Apr 23 1939</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="16" href=""> <div class="et-icon-block"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> <div class="et-date">Apr 23 1942</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="17" href=""> <div class="et-icon-block"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> <div class="et-date">Apr 23 1950</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="18" href=""> <div class="et-icon-block"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> <div class="et-date">Apr 23 1951</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="19" href=""> <div class="et-icon-block"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> <div class="et-date">Apr 23 1955</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="20" href=""> <div class="et-icon-block"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> <div class="et-date">Apr 23 1958</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="21" href=""> <div class="et-icon-block"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> <div class="et-date">Apr 23 1961</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="22" href=""> <div class="et-icon-block"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> <div class="et-date">Apr 23 1965</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="23" href=""> <div class="et-icon-block"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> <div class="et-date">Apr 23 1969</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="24" href=""> <div class="et-icon-block"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> <div class="et-date">Apr 23 1971</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="25" href=""> <div class="et-icon-block"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> <div class="et-date">Apr 23 1976</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="26" href=""> <div class="et-icon-block"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> <div class="et-date">Apr 23 1978</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="27" href=""> <div class="et-icon-block"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> <div class="et-date">Apr 23 1987</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="28" href=""> <div class="et-icon-block"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> <div class="et-date">Apr 23 1991</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="29" href=""> <div class="et-icon-block"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> <div class="et-date">Apr 23 2002</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="30" href=""> <div class="et-icon-block"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> <div class="et-date">Apr 23 2010</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="31" href=""> <div class="et-icon-block"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> <div class="et-date">Apr 23 2012</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="32" href=""> <div class="et-icon-block"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> <div class="et-date">Apr 23 2016</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="33" href=""> <div class="et-icon-block"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> <div class="et-date">Apr 23 2017</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> </a> </li> <li> <a data-slide-index="34" href=""> <div class="et-icon-block"> <i class="fa fa-calendar" aria-hidden="true"></i> </div> <div class="et-timeline-hor-line"></div> <div class="et-date">Apr 23 2020</div> <div class="et-horizontal-circle"></div> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="et-hor-three-outer-wrap et-post-bx"> <ul class="et-timeline-post-wrapper" data-id="47039"> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/95YearsOfImpact_1878_Photo.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/95YearsOfImpact_1878_Photo.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Cornthwaite John Hector" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/95YearsOfImpact_1878_Photo-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/95YearsOfImpact_1878_Photo-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/95YearsOfImpact_1878_Photo-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/95YearsOfImpact_1878_Photo-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/95YearsOfImpact_1878_Photo.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 1878</div> <div class="et-content"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Melbourne, originally known as Crane Creek, received its first settlers, a group of black freedmen. The community was soon renamed for Melbourne, Australia, the former home of the area’s first postmaster, </span><a title="This opens up in a new window" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornthwaite_John_Hector" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Cornthwaite John Hector</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1886/04/95YearsOfImpact_1886_Photo.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1886/04/95YearsOfImpact_1886_Photo.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Holy Trinity Episcopal Church" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1886/04/95YearsOfImpact_1886_Photo-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1886/04/95YearsOfImpact_1886_Photo-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1886/04/95YearsOfImpact_1886_Photo-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1886/04/95YearsOfImpact_1886_Photo-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1886/04/95YearsOfImpact_1886_Photo.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 1886</div> <div class="et-content"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Holy Trinity Episcopal Church was founded on what is now Strawbridge Avenue.</span></p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1887/04/95YearsOfImpact_1887_Photo.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1887/04/95YearsOfImpact_1887_Photo.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The Carleton Hotel built by the Strawbridge family in 1887." srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1887/04/95YearsOfImpact_1887_Photo-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1887/04/95YearsOfImpact_1887_Photo-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1887/04/95YearsOfImpact_1887_Photo-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1887/04/95YearsOfImpact_1887_Photo-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1887/04/95YearsOfImpact_1887_Photo.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 1887</div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The Carleton Hotel was built by the Strawbridge family. It was destroyed by fire in 1903, rebuilt and expanded, then permanently destroyed by fire in 1925.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1888/04/95YearsOfImpact_1888_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1888/04/95YearsOfImpact_1888_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="A group of 23 electors gathered to create the "Village of Melbourne" in 1888." srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1888/04/95YearsOfImpact_1888_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1888/04/95YearsOfImpact_1888_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1888/04/95YearsOfImpact_1888_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1888/04/95YearsOfImpact_1888_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1888/04/95YearsOfImpact_1888_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 1888</div> <div class="et-content"> <p>A group of 23 electors gathered to create the “Village of Melbourne” by a spoken vote, gaining the benefits provided to towns under Florida law.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1891/04/95YearsOfImpact_1891_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1891/04/95YearsOfImpact_1891_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The Melbourne Cemetery" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1891/04/95YearsOfImpact_1891_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1891/04/95YearsOfImpact_1891_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1891/04/95YearsOfImpact_1891_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1891/04/95YearsOfImpact_1891_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1891/04/95YearsOfImpact_1891_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 1891</div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The Melbourne Cemetery was established, later to hold the graves of many of Melbourne’s founding families, including founder and postmaster CJ Hector.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1893/04/95YearsOfImpact_1893_Photo.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1893/04/95YearsOfImpact_1893_Photo.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The Florida East Coast Railway arrived, moving the focus of commerce from the Indian River and steamer ships, to the tracks to the west." srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1893/04/95YearsOfImpact_1893_Photo-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1893/04/95YearsOfImpact_1893_Photo-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1893/04/95YearsOfImpact_1893_Photo-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1893/04/95YearsOfImpact_1893_Photo-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1893/04/95YearsOfImpact_1893_Photo.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 1893</div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The Florida East Coast Railway arrived, moving the focus of commerce from the Indian River and steamer ships, to the tracks to the west.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1896/04/95YearsOfImpact_1896_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1896/04/95YearsOfImpact_1896_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Green Gables built by William and Nora Wells as a winter home. One of the first houses in Melbourne to have electricity." srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1896/04/95YearsOfImpact_1896_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1896/04/95YearsOfImpact_1896_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1896/04/95YearsOfImpact_1896_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1896/04/95YearsOfImpact_1896_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1896/04/95YearsOfImpact_1896_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 1896</div> <div class="et-content"> <p>Green Gables, which still stands today, was built by William and Nora Wells as a winter home. It was one of the first houses in Melbourne to have electricity.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1898/04/95YearsOfImpact_1898_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1898/04/95YearsOfImpact_1898_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Original funeral home founded by the Florida Funeral Directors Association. Now the Brownlie-Maxwell Funeral Home." srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1898/04/95YearsOfImpact_1898_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1898/04/95YearsOfImpact_1898_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1898/04/95YearsOfImpact_1898_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1898/04/95YearsOfImpact_1898_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1898/04/95YearsOfImpact_1898_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 1898</div> <div class="et-content"> <p>A funeral home was opened by the founders of the Florida Funeral Directors Association and was taken over in 1915 by VC and Olive Brownlie. Brownlie-Maxwell Funeral Home is still in business today.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1904/04/95YearsOfImpact_1904_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1904/04/95YearsOfImpact_1904_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The Rossetter House built by James Wadsworth Rossetter" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1904/04/95YearsOfImpact_1904_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1904/04/95YearsOfImpact_1904_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1904/04/95YearsOfImpact_1904_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1904/04/95YearsOfImpact_1904_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1904/04/95YearsOfImpact_1904_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 1904</div> <div class="et-content"> <p>James Wadsworth Rossetter purchased the property on which the current configuration of Rossetter House now stands.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1919/04/95YearsOfImpact_1919_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1919/04/95YearsOfImpact_1919_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The Henegar Center for the Arts in Historic Downtown Melbourne" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1919/04/95YearsOfImpact_1919_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1919/04/95YearsOfImpact_1919_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1919/04/95YearsOfImpact_1919_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1919/04/95YearsOfImpact_1919_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1919/04/95YearsOfImpact_1919_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 1919</div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The building now known as The Henegar Center for the Arts was constructed as part of Melbourne School. The same year, Downtown Melbourne was consumed in flames as a kerosene heater ignited the wooden sidewalk along Front Street.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1920/04/95YearsOfImpact_1920_Photo.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1920/04/95YearsOfImpact_1920_Photo.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Portrait of landscape to represent Crane Creek" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1920/04/95YearsOfImpact_1920_Photo-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1920/04/95YearsOfImpact_1920_Photo-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1920/04/95YearsOfImpact_1920_Photo-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1920/04/95YearsOfImpact_1920_Photo-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1920/04/95YearsOfImpact_1920_Photo.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 1920</div> <div class="et-content"> <p>Evidence for the presence of Paleo-Indians from the late Pleistocene epoch was uncovered. C. P. Singleton, a Harvard University zoologist, discovered the bones of a mammoth along Crane Creek.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1921/04/95YearsOfImpact_1921_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1921/04/95YearsOfImpact_1921_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Wooden bridge across the Indian River" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1921/04/95YearsOfImpact_1921_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1921/04/95YearsOfImpact_1921_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1921/04/95YearsOfImpact_1921_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1921/04/95YearsOfImpact_1921_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1921/04/95YearsOfImpact_1921_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 1921</div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The area’s second wooden bridge across the Indian River opened, connecting Melbourne to Indialantic. It was constructed by Indialantic founder Ernest Kouwen-Hoven and featured a hand-operated draw bridge.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1923/04/95YearsOfImpact_1923_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1923/04/95YearsOfImpact_1923_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Magnolia Manor, a grand home built by Kouwen-Hoven" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1923/04/95YearsOfImpact_1923_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1923/04/95YearsOfImpact_1923_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1923/04/95YearsOfImpact_1923_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1923/04/95YearsOfImpact_1923_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1923/04/95YearsOfImpact_1923_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 1923</div> <div class="et-content"> <p>Kouwen-Hoven built a grand home, Magnolia Manor, the land upon which was sold to Florida Air Academy in 1961 (now Florida Preparatory Academy).</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1925/04/Frolic.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1925/04/Frolic.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Melbourne Regional Chamber hosting the Florida Frolics and Beauty Review in the 1920s" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1925/04/Frolic-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1925/04/Frolic-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1925/04/Frolic-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1925/04/Frolic-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1925/04/Frolic.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 1925</div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The Melbourne Regional Chamber of Commerce was founded with the purpose of attracting and hosting the Florida Frolics and Beauty Review. The same year, the pre-historic body of a human, dubbed the “Melbourne Man” was found at Melbourne Golf Course and Country Club, now known as Melbourne Municipal Golf Course. The course opened in 1920, the same year Pleistocene epoch remains were found nearby.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1926/04/95YearsOfImpact_1926_Photo.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1926/04/95YearsOfImpact_1926_Photo.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The old, wooden Eau Gallie Causeway" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1926/04/95YearsOfImpact_1926_Photo-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1926/04/95YearsOfImpact_1926_Photo-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1926/04/95YearsOfImpact_1926_Photo-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1926/04/95YearsOfImpact_1926_Photo-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1926/04/95YearsOfImpact_1926_Photo.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 1926</div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The Eau Gallie Causeway opened to traffic. The wooden bridge had no railing for more than a year, although no one was reported to go over the edge.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1939/04/95YearsOfImpact_1939_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1939/04/95YearsOfImpact_1939_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The wooden Melbourne Causeway before it's replacement in 1947 with a swing bridge." srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1939/04/95YearsOfImpact_1939_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1939/04/95YearsOfImpact_1939_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1939/04/95YearsOfImpact_1939_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1939/04/95YearsOfImpact_1939_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1939/04/95YearsOfImpact_1939_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 1939</div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The wooden Melbourne Causeway was replaced by an asphalt bridge with a rotating span. That portion of the bridge was once again replaced in 1947 with a swing bridge.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1942/04/95YearsOfImpact_1942_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1942/04/95YearsOfImpact_1942_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Navy and Marine pilots stationed at the Melbourne Naval Air Station, serving in World War II." srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1942/04/95YearsOfImpact_1942_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1942/04/95YearsOfImpact_1942_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1942/04/95YearsOfImpact_1942_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1942/04/95YearsOfImpact_1942_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1942/04/95YearsOfImpact_1942_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 1942</div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The Melbourne Naval Air Station, located on property that is now part of the Orlando Melbourne International Airport, was commissioned as an operational training unit for Navy and Marine pilots serving in World War II. The base closed in 1946.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1950/04/asset-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1950/04/asset-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="People dining in a UFO at the Melbourne Shopping Center in the 1950s" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1950/04/asset-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1950/04/asset-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1950/04/asset-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1950/04/asset-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1950/04/asset-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 1950s</div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The Melbourne Shopping Center was constructed on Babcock St., the area’s first strip mall.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1951/04/L3Harris-Overview-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1951/04/L3Harris-Overview-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Large corporate satellite dish in front of a night sky with shooting stars" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1951/04/L3Harris-Overview-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1951/04/L3Harris-Overview-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1951/04/L3Harris-Overview-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1951/04/L3Harris-Overview-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1951/04/L3Harris-Overview-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 1951</div> <div class="et-content"> <p>Radiation Incorporated, the precursor to Harris Corporation, now L3 Harris, was founded.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1955/04/95YearsOfImpact_1955_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1955/04/95YearsOfImpact_1955_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The Eau Gallie Causeway featuring a swing span drawbridge." srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1955/04/95YearsOfImpact_1955_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1955/04/95YearsOfImpact_1955_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1955/04/95YearsOfImpact_1955_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1955/04/95YearsOfImpact_1955_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1955/04/95YearsOfImpact_1955_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 1955</div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The Eau Gallie Causeway was replaced with a concrete version featuring a swing span drawbridge.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1958/04/2fit-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1958/04/2fit-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Florida Institute of Technology on a sunny day" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1958/04/2fit-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1958/04/2fit-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1958/04/2fit-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1958/04/2fit-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1958/04/2fit-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 1958</div> <div class="et-content"> <p>Florida Institute of Technology was founded.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1961/04/95YearsOfImpact_1961_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1961/04/95YearsOfImpact_1961_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Shuttle launching into space" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1961/04/95YearsOfImpact_1961_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1961/04/95YearsOfImpact_1961_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1961/04/95YearsOfImpact_1961_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1961/04/95YearsOfImpact_1961_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1961/04/95YearsOfImpact_1961_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 1961</div> <div class="et-content"> <p>Alan Shepard became the first American to reach space when he launched on a suborbital flight aboard a Mercury Redstone rocket from Cape Canaveral. The same year, President John F. Kennedy declared the goal of “landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth within a decade.”</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1965/04/95YearsOfImpact_1965_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1965/04/95YearsOfImpact_1965_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="East 192 street signs" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1965/04/95YearsOfImpact_1965_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1965/04/95YearsOfImpact_1965_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1965/04/95YearsOfImpact_1965_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1965/04/95YearsOfImpact_1965_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1965/04/95YearsOfImpact_1965_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 1965</div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The chamber sent a resolution to the State Road Dept. to urge improvements for U.S. Hwy. 192, called “the Worst Road in the State” by the American Automobile Association.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1969/04/95YearsOfImpact_1969_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1969/04/95YearsOfImpact_1969_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The City of Melbourne's first black councilman, Julius Montgomery." srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1969/04/95YearsOfImpact_1969_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1969/04/95YearsOfImpact_1969_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1969/04/95YearsOfImpact_1969_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1969/04/95YearsOfImpact_1969_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1969/04/95YearsOfImpact_1969_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 1969</div> <div class="et-content"> <p>With strong advocacy from the chamber, Melbourne and Eau Gallie were consolidated into the contemporary City of Melbourne. The city elected its first black councilman, Julius Montgomery.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1971/04/95YearsOfImpact_1971_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1971/04/95YearsOfImpact_1971_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The concrete dragon, Annie, built in the water at the southern tip of Merritt Island." srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1971/04/95YearsOfImpact_1971_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1971/04/95YearsOfImpact_1971_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1971/04/95YearsOfImpact_1971_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1971/04/95YearsOfImpact_1971_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1971/04/95YearsOfImpact_1971_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 1971</div> <div class="et-content"> <p>Pineda Causeway opened as a toll road, after being proposed in 1969 to help ease traffic from Kennedy Space Center and Patrick Air Force Base. The project was strongly endorsed by the chamber. The same year, the southern tip of Merritt Island is dubbed “Dragon Point” because of the concrete dragon, “Annie,” built there.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1976/04/95YearsOfImpact_1976_Photo.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1976/04/95YearsOfImpact_1976_Photo.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The Melbourne Causeway" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1976/04/95YearsOfImpact_1976_Photo-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1976/04/95YearsOfImpact_1976_Photo-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1976/04/95YearsOfImpact_1976_Photo-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1976/04/95YearsOfImpact_1976_Photo-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1976/04/95YearsOfImpact_1976_Photo.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 1976</div> <div class="et-content"> <p>With urging from the chamber, construction began on a third Melbourne Causeway, but both sides would not be opened until 1984.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1978/04/95YearsOfImpact_1978_Photo.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1978/04/95YearsOfImpact_1978_Photo.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The high-rise span of the Melbourne Causeway is dedicated by the State of FL as The Ernest Kouwen-Hoven Memorial Bridge." srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1978/04/95YearsOfImpact_1978_Photo-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1978/04/95YearsOfImpact_1978_Photo-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1978/04/95YearsOfImpact_1978_Photo-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1978/04/95YearsOfImpact_1978_Photo-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1978/04/95YearsOfImpact_1978_Photo.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 1978</div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The high-rise span of the Melbourne Causeway was dedicated by the State of Florida as The Ernest Kouwen-Hoven Memorial Bridge after the original builder of the bridge.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1987/04/95YearsOfImpact_1987_Photo.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1987/04/95YearsOfImpact_1987_Photo.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="President Ronald Reagan visited the Melbourne Regional Airport to address the business community." srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1987/04/95YearsOfImpact_1987_Photo-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1987/04/95YearsOfImpact_1987_Photo-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1987/04/95YearsOfImpact_1987_Photo-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1987/04/95YearsOfImpact_1987_Photo-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1987/04/95YearsOfImpact_1987_Photo.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 1987</div> <div class="et-content"> <p>President Ronald Reagan visited the Melbourne Regional Airport (now known as the Orlando Melbourne International Airport) to address the business community.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1991/04/95YearsOfImpact_1991_Photo-1.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1991/04/95YearsOfImpact_1991_Photo-1.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The Henegar Center for the Arts opened its doors in the former Melbourne School building." srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1991/04/95YearsOfImpact_1991_Photo-1-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1991/04/95YearsOfImpact_1991_Photo-1-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1991/04/95YearsOfImpact_1991_Photo-1-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1991/04/95YearsOfImpact_1991_Photo-1-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/1991/04/95YearsOfImpact_1991_Photo-1.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 1991</div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The Henegar Center for the Arts opened its doors in the former Melbourne School building.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2002/04/95YearsOfImpact_2002_Photo.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2002/04/95YearsOfImpact_2002_Photo.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Annie the Dragon collapsed into the Indian River following a storm" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2002/04/95YearsOfImpact_2002_Photo-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2002/04/95YearsOfImpact_2002_Photo-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2002/04/95YearsOfImpact_2002_Photo-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2002/04/95YearsOfImpact_2002_Photo-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2002/04/95YearsOfImpact_2002_Photo.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 2002</div> <div class="et-content"> <p>Annie the Dragon collapsed into the Indian River following a storm.</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/95YearsOfImpact_2010_Photo.png"><img decoding="async" width="394" height="250" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/95YearsOfImpact_2010_Photo.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Florida Association of Chamber Professionals Logo" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/95YearsOfImpact_2010_Photo-50x32.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/95YearsOfImpact_2010_Photo-200x127.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/95YearsOfImpact_2010_Photo-300x190.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/95YearsOfImpact_2010_Photo-320x202.png 320w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/95YearsOfImpact_2010_Photo.png 394w" sizes="(max-width: 394px) 100vw, 394px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 2010</div> <div class="et-content"> <p>The chamber was renamed the Melbourne Regional Chamber of East Central Florida, Inc. to communicate the organization’s interest in a regional outreach. The same year, the chamber was accredited by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as a 5-Star Chamber, heralding it as in the top 1% of all Chambers of Commerce nationwide. It was also accredited as a Certified Plus Chamber, the highest accreditation level in the state of Florida awarded by the Florida Association of Chamber Professionals (FACP).</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/95YearsOfImpact_2012_Photo.png"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/95YearsOfImpact_2012_Photo.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="President Barack Obama visiting the Clemente Center at the Florida Institute of Technology" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/95YearsOfImpact_2012_Photo-50x34.png 50w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/95YearsOfImpact_2012_Photo-200x137.png 200w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/95YearsOfImpact_2012_Photo-300x205.png 300w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/95YearsOfImpact_2012_Photo-400x273.png 400w, https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/95YearsOfImpact_2012_Photo.png 454w" sizes="(max-width: 454px) 100vw, 454px" /></a> </div> <div class="et-first-layer"> </div> <div class="et-second-layer"> </div> </div> <div class="et-center-wrap"> <div class="et-side-wrap"> <div class="et-content-container"> <div class="et-title"> 2012</div> <div class="et-content"> <p>President Barack Obama made a visit to the Clemente Center at the Florida Institute of Technology. The same year, former President Bill Clinton visited the Palm Bay campus of Brevard Community College (now Eastern Florida State College).</p> <div class="hp-history-button"><a href="/history"><button class="teal-button">Explore Our History</button></a></div> </div> <div class="et-meta-and-content-wrap et-clearfix"> <div class="et-car-bottom-wrap"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li> <div class="et-item-inner et-clearfix"> <div class="et-image-container"> <div class="et-image"> <a class="et-lightbox-image" href="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/FACP-resize.jpg"><img decoding="async" width="454" height="310" src="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/FACP-resize.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="FACP Logo" srcset="https://www.melbourneregionalchamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/FACP-resize-50x34.jpg 50w, 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