44:
219:
51:
322:. The southern of the two islands, commonly referred to as Bird Island, is popular with locals for boating, camping, and other such recreation. The island has earned this name, not by the overwhelming number of birds that populate it, but by its shape. From the air, the island resembles a pelican in mid-flight. The islands are a popular place for
282:
in Angel City. The road Worley Avenue is named after them. The Worley family still resides in Angel City. Oscar Worley had a Grand Son, Donald Worley whom was born on the Bridge and his birth certificate reads: place of Birth reader Banana River toll bridge.
202:. Angel City had a post office between 1927 and 1931. It is believed that the community was named for an early settler, John Angel. Hattie Worley, wife of Oscar Worley, the bridge tender, named Angel City after the first
277:
was opened on June 5, 1941. Oscar Worley was denied the opportunity to tend the new bridge, and instead ran a fish business in Angel City until his death in 1956 at age of 83. The
Worleys were the second family to
296:
75:
362:
passes by the islands to the north and east. To the west is Lotus, a part of
Merritt Island more commonly known as Honeymoon Hill. To the south,
242:
to Angel City via a wooden toll bridge from 1922 to 1941. A plaque that marks this location states, "On this site on April 19, 1923, a wooden
398:
43:
419:
310:
There are two uninhabited islands south of Buck Point named Brady and George's islands, which are accessible from
367:
161:
251:
235:
223:
191:
187:
128:
351:
300:
274:
259:
359:
203:
258:
of .20 for car and driver plus .04 charge for each additional passenger. Upon completion of
239:
227:
8:
315:
303:. Buck Point is the southernmost point of the peninsula where Newfound Harbor ends at
394:
343:
218:
335:
270:
remain to mark the location of the bridge that opened Cocoa Beach to development."
363:
267:
176:
30:
355:
311:
413:
279:
199:
90:
77:
304:
292:
247:
207:
255:
180:
243:
347:
319:
263:
183:
339:
331:
327:
323:
195:
118:
254:
to Cocoa Beach. To pay for the bridge, there was a round trip
273:
Oscar Worley was the toll bridge tender until the present
262:
in 1941, the old bridge was dismantled. Only the concrete
388:
291:Angel City is bounded to the south and east by the
391:Images of America, Merritt Island and Cocoa Beach
213:
411:
354:can be seen here in late winter, during their
384:
382:
16:Populated place in Florida, United States
330:sightings. The islands are also home to
217:
412:
379:
13:
393:. Arcadia Publishing. p. 93.
50:
14:
431:
250:was opened to the public linking
389:Parrish; Field; Harrell (2001).
226:left Angel City to connect with
49:
42:
222:Plaque showing location where
214:Merritt Island Causeway Bridge
1:
373:
63:Location in the United States
366:can be seen. To the east is
286:
7:
10:
436:
160:
150:
142:
134:
124:
114:
106:
71:
37:
28:
21:
368:Patrick Space Force Base
420:Merritt Island, Florida
236:Merritt Island Causeway
224:Merritt Island Causeway
299:, and to the north is
231:
360:Intracoastal Waterway
221:
206:, Captain Angel from
91:28.34444°N 80.66056°W
318:. These islands are
146:0 ft (0 m)
135:Post Office founded
96:28.34444; -80.66056
87: /
232:
400:978-0-7385-0668-5
344:southern stingray
295:, to the west by
170:
169:
427:
405:
404:
386:
336:great blue heron
102:
101:
99:
98:
97:
92:
88:
85:
84:
83:
80:
53:
52:
46:
19:
18:
435:
434:
430:
429:
428:
426:
425:
424:
410:
409:
408:
401:
387:
380:
376:
364:Pineda Causeway
297:Newfound Harbor
289:
216:
177:populated place
156:
95:
93:
89:
86:
81:
78:
76:
74:
73:
67:
66:
65:
64:
61:
60:
59:
58:
54:
33:
31:Populated place
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
433:
423:
422:
407:
406:
399:
377:
375:
372:
352:White pelicans
288:
285:
260:State Road 520
252:Merritt Island
215:
212:
192:Brevard County
188:Merritt Island
168:
167:
164:
158:
157:
154:
152:
148:
147:
144:
140:
139:
136:
132:
131:
126:
122:
121:
116:
112:
111:
108:
104:
103:
69:
68:
62:
56:
55:
48:
47:
41:
40:
39:
38:
35:
34:
29:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
432:
421:
418:
417:
415:
402:
396:
392:
385:
383:
378:
371:
369:
365:
361:
358:journey. The
357:
353:
349:
345:
341:
337:
333:
329:
325:
321:
320:spoil islands
317:
313:
308:
306:
302:
298:
294:
284:
281:
276:
271:
269:
265:
261:
257:
253:
249:
245:
241:
237:
229:
225:
220:
211:
209:
205:
201:
200:United States
197:
193:
189:
185:
182:
178:
174:
165:
163:
159:
153:
149:
145:
141:
137:
133:
130:
127:
123:
120:
117:
113:
110:United States
109:
105:
100:
72:Coordinates:
70:
45:
36:
32:
27:
20:
390:
309:
305:Banana River
293:Banana River
290:
272:
248:Banana River
233:
208:Rhode Island
172:
171:
246:across the
240:Cocoa Beach
228:Cocoa Beach
204:homesteader
181:Horti Point
94: /
374:References
348:rat snakes
266:and a few
244:drawbridge
173:Angel City
82:80°39′38″W
79:28°20′40″N
57:Angel City
23:Angel City
356:migratory
316:Georgiana
287:Geography
280:homestead
184:peninsula
162:Area code
143:Elevation
414:Category
264:abutment
151:ZIP code
340:seagull
332:pelican
328:dolphin
324:manatee
268:pilings
238:linked
196:Florida
179:on the
129:Brevard
119:Florida
107:Country
397:
301:SR 520
275:SR 520
125:County
312:Lotus
190:, in
175:is a
155:32952
115:State
395:ISBN
346:and
326:and
314:and
256:toll
234:The
138:1927
186:of
166:321
416::
381:^
370:.
350:.
342:,
338:,
334:,
307:.
210:.
198:,
194:,
403:.
230:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
