Fawlty Towers Motel in Cocoa Beach, Florida USA
The first non-native settlement in the area was by a family of freed slaves following the Civil War. In 1888, a group of men from Cocoa bought the entire tract of land, which went undeveloped until it was bought out in 1923 by a member of the group—Gus Edwards, Cocoa's city attorney. At that time, Edwards' total holdings included approximately 600 acres and he had stopped practicing law to devote all his efforts to developing the Town of Cocoa Beach was established on June 5, 1925. Gus C. Edwards was elected as mayor. On July 27, 1925, plans for a pier became official. By 1939, the town had 49 Beach started its major growth during the 1960s (1000% population increase from 1950 to 1960) due to America's space program. NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center is located approximately 15 miles north of the town. Many people moved to Cocoa Beach due to their jobs involving the space program, The Cocoa Beach Pier, formerly known as the Cape Canaveral Pier, was built in 1962. An annual Easter Surfing Festival began in 1964.
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Location: Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA
Photo credit: © Brenda Kean / Alamy / Afripics
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