View source for History:Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Established 1963-08-28

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|Name=Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge Established
|Date=August 28, 1963
|Region=Brevard County
|Water=Mosquito Lagoon
|Description=On August 28, 1963, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service entered into an Interagency Agreement with NASA to manage all lands within the Kennedy Space Center that were not used for KSC operations as the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.
|Source=U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
|SourceURL=https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Merritt_Island/Early_History.html.aspx
|Poster=Admin
|Posted=20191224113313
}}