FL S1848

Commemorates the 150th anniversary of Titusville's founding in 1867 by Colonel Henry Theodore Titus, who envisioned building a town along the Indian River.

Recognizes Col. Titus and his wife Mary for donating land for the first courthouse and four churches, laying out town streets, and establishing trade routes connecting the St. Johns and Indian Rivers.

Highlights Titusville's development through the 1880s-1900s including commercial citrus shipping, banking, newspapers, railroad connections, and fire department establishment.

Notes the city's significance during the space age, serving as home to the John F. Kennedy Space Center which launched NASA's first manned lunar landing in 1969.

Directs the Florida Senate to present an official copy of this resolution to the City of Titusville in recognition of its 150th anniversary celebration and balanced growth combining economic development with environmental protection.