PETER WRIGHT RESET - U.S. Benchmarks on Waymarking.com

This Bench mark was placed here to honor Peter Wright.

The importance of the waterway as an avenue of commerce and communication is pointed out by a plaque in a small park just north of this location overlooking the Indian River Lagoon. The plaque reads: "To honor Peter Wright, early settler. A black freedman, the legendary sailing mailman, (who) sailed regularly from Titusville to Malabar to deliver mail to riverside settlements."
Peter Wright, like others who came after him, made his home in an area that provided easy access to a harbor and which provided fertile soil. The wilderness represented the sort of opportunity that fueled expansion following the Civil War.

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Condition: Mark found in good condition Designation: PETER WRIGHT 1877 - 1983 Benchmark Agency: National Geodetic Survey Monumentation type: HORIZONTAL CONTROL Disk County: Brevard USGS 7.5' Topographic Quadrangle Name (optional): "MELBOURNE EAST"" Find type: Coordinates and/or to-reach information from the NGS database (or Geocaching's copy of it) were used Web address of this benchmark's datasheet (optional): [Web Link] NGS PID: AK5964 Local database's URL (optional): [Web Link] Benchmark Agency (if other): Not listed Monumentation type (if other): Not listed Special category (optional): Not listed Special Category (if other): Not listed

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