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Situated in [[Merritt Island National Refuge]], the canal's shores are maintained by the U.S. [[Fish and Wildlife Service]] (FWC). Open to the public during daylight hours only, the canal's shoreline is a nature lover's paradise. Haulover offers a Manatee Watch Station, boat ramps, day hiking, picnic and fishing areas. It is a preffered launching area for kayakers, canoeists and anglers heading for the Mosquito Lagoon. | Situated in [[Merritt Island National Refuge]], the canal's shores are maintained by the U.S. [[Fish and Wildlife Service]] (FWC). Open to the public during daylight hours only, the canal's shoreline is a nature lover's paradise. Haulover offers a Manatee Watch Station, boat ramps, day hiking, picnic and fishing areas. It is a preffered launching area for kayakers, canoeists and anglers heading for the Mosquito Lagoon. | ||
==Location== | ==Location== | ||
Coordinates: (28° 44.238′ N, 80° 45.264′ W) [https://www.hmdb.org/map.asp?markers=108012,107986,125643,101402,72737,99536,101403,101404,101179 Map] | Coordinates: (28° 44.238′ N, 80° 45.264′ W) [https://www.hmdb.org/map.asp?markers=108012,107986,125643,101402,72737,99536,101403,101404,101179 Map] | ||
Haulover Canal cuts through the northern end of Brevard County's [[Merritt Island]] to connect [[Mosquito Lagoon]] with the [[Indian River]]. | Haulover Canal cuts through the northern end of Brevard County's [[Merritt Island]] to connect [[Mosquito Lagoon]] with the [[Indian River]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Merritt Island Haulover canal sign02.jpg|320px|thumb|right|Haulover Canal Historic Marker,Merritt Island ]] | [[File:Merritt Island Haulover canal sign02.jpg|320px|thumb|right|Haulover Canal Historic Marker,Merritt Island ]] | ||
Native Americans, explorers and settlers hauled or carried canoes and small boats over this narrow strip of land between Mosquito Lagoon and the Indian River. Eventually it became known as the “haulover.” Connecting both bodies of water had long plagued early settlers of this area. Spaniards visited as early as 1605 and slid boats over the ground covered with mulberry tree bark. Early settlers used rollers and skids to drag schooners across. Fort Ann was established nearby in 1837, during the 2nd Seminole War (1835-1842), to protect the haulover from Indians and carry military supplies from the lagoon to the river. In 1852, contractor G.E. Hawes dug the first canal using slave labor. It was 3 ft. deep, 14 ft. wide, and completed in time for the 3rd Seminole War (1856-1858). Steamboat and cargo ships used the passage until the railroad arrived in 1885. By 1887, the Florida Coast Line Canal and Transportation Co. dug a new and deeper canal which you see now, a short distance from the original. The Intracoastal Waterway incorporated the Haulover Canal as a federal project in 1927 to be maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In 1964 a concrete and steel double leaf Bascule drawbridge was constructed at North Courtney Parkway (CR3).<ref name=dbmj>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=M9IhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v54FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6477%2C421147 Daytona Beach Morning Journal: Haulover Bridge Contract Let, 1964]</ref> | Native Americans, explorers and settlers hauled or carried canoes and small boats over this narrow strip of land between Mosquito Lagoon and the Indian River. Eventually it became known as the “haulover.” Connecting both bodies of water had long plagued early settlers of this area. Spaniards visited as early as 1605 and slid boats over the ground covered with mulberry tree bark. Early settlers used rollers and skids to drag schooners across. Fort Ann was established nearby in 1837, during the 2nd Seminole War (1835-1842), to protect the haulover from Indians and carry military supplies from the lagoon to the river. In 1852, contractor G.E. Hawes dug the first canal using slave labor. It was 3 ft. deep, 14 ft. wide, and completed in time for the 3rd Seminole War (1856-1858). Steamboat and cargo ships used the passage until the railroad arrived in 1885. By 1887, the Florida Coast Line Canal and Transportation Co. dug a new and deeper canal which you see now, a short distance from the original. The Intracoastal Waterway incorporated the Haulover Canal as a federal project in 1927 to be maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In 1964 a concrete and steel double leaf Bascule drawbridge was constructed at North Courtney Parkway (CR3).<ref name=dbmj>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=M9IhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=v54FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6477%2C421147 Daytona Beach Morning Journal: Haulover Bridge Contract Let, 1964]</ref> | ||
In 1978, the National Park Service recognized Haulover Canal as a historic place worthy of preservation in it's National Register of Historic Places (listing #78000262 ).<ref name=nrhp>[https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/index.htm National Register of Historic Places]</ref> There is a Historical Marker<ref name=hmdb>[https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=108012 Haulover Canal Historical Marker</ref> located near [[Indian River Bridges#Haulover Canal Bridge|Haulover Bridge]]. | In 1978, the National Park Service recognized Haulover Canal as a historic place worthy of preservation in it's National Register of Historic Places (listing #78000262 ).<ref name=nrhp>[https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/index.htm National Register of Historic Places]</ref> There is a Historical Marker<ref name=hmdb>[https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=108012 Haulover Canal Historical Marker]</ref> located near [[Indian River Bridges#Haulover Canal Bridge|Haulover Bridge]]. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Mosquito Lagoon Water Body]] | [[Category:Mosquito Lagoon Water Body]] | ||
Revision as of 07:19, October 22, 2019
Florida Coast Line Canal and Transportation Co dug the current Haulover Canal so steamships on Volusia's Halifax River could access the Indian River.
About Haulover Canal
In 1887 Florida Coast Line Canal and Transportation Co. dug the current Haulover Canal, moving it south of the historic "Old Haulover" canal. In 1927, the canal was assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineering, who widened and deepened the canal channel for use in the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) system. As part of the ICW, the canal sees a steady parade of all types of water craft, shipping barges, yachts, sailboats and fishing boats of all sizes transverse the canal throughout the day.
Situated in Merritt Island National Refuge, the canal's shores are maintained by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWC). Open to the public during daylight hours only, the canal's shoreline is a nature lover's paradise. Haulover offers a Manatee Watch Station, boat ramps, day hiking, picnic and fishing areas. It is a preffered launching area for kayakers, canoeists and anglers heading for the Mosquito Lagoon.
Location
Coordinates: (28° 44.238′ N, 80° 45.264′ W) Map
Haulover Canal cuts through the northern end of Brevard County's Merritt Island to connect Mosquito Lagoon with the Indian River.
History
Native Americans, explorers and settlers hauled or carried canoes and small boats over this narrow strip of land between Mosquito Lagoon and the Indian River. Eventually it became known as the “haulover.” Connecting both bodies of water had long plagued early settlers of this area. Spaniards visited as early as 1605 and slid boats over the ground covered with mulberry tree bark. Early settlers used rollers and skids to drag schooners across. Fort Ann was established nearby in 1837, during the 2nd Seminole War (1835-1842), to protect the haulover from Indians and carry military supplies from the lagoon to the river. In 1852, contractor G.E. Hawes dug the first canal using slave labor. It was 3 ft. deep, 14 ft. wide, and completed in time for the 3rd Seminole War (1856-1858). Steamboat and cargo ships used the passage until the railroad arrived in 1885. By 1887, the Florida Coast Line Canal and Transportation Co. dug a new and deeper canal which you see now, a short distance from the original. The Intracoastal Waterway incorporated the Haulover Canal as a federal project in 1927 to be maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In 1964 a concrete and steel double leaf Bascule drawbridge was constructed at North Courtney Parkway (CR3).[1]
In 1978, the National Park Service recognized Haulover Canal as a historic place worthy of preservation in it's National Register of Historic Places (listing #78000262 ).[2] There is a Historical Marker[3] located near Haulover Bridge.
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