1821 - 1926, Brief - Florida & St. Lucie County - Key Dates (& an 1895 Rand McNally MAP of Florida)

1850'S - The Original (General Land Office) Survey's - Preparing to Sell the Governments Lands

1849 - 1889, Who were the Original South Indian River Drive Freeholders?

---1893 - 1894, The ribbon of steel that pierced our backyards

---1895 - 2004, THE DRIVE - The ribbon of asphalt thru our front yards  

1901 - 2002, Development History of South Indian River Drive (Graphs)

1844/1920 - Historic Homes on South Indian River Drive

1947 - 1973, Various Historic and informational Documents from our Title Abstract
       (1947-48, Creation of The Indian River Drive Zoning District
         General Information Re. County & Municipal Zoning
         1973 - Establishment of the "Jensen Beach (Actually Ft. Pierce) to Jupiter Inlet Aquatic Preserve")

1947  to date - The Indian River Drive Freeholders Association

History of  The Indian River Ridge - St. Lucie County, Florida (an article for the St. Lucie Historical Society)

2001 to date - Municipal Incorporation for "The Drive" (?) - The Future "Town of Indian River Ridge"

2003 - The Savanas State Preserve (Management Plan & History) - what "used to be" our back yards (.pdf file)

September 2004 (and into 2005) - Hurricanes Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne bring Devastation to The Drive ( and the County's Two Phase Restoration Project(s) for future protection for The Drive)

2005 - Traffic Counts Report