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About The Florida Star (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917

Situated on the banks of the Indian River, Titusville in Brevard County was settled in 1867 by a former Confederate officer, Henry Theodore Titus, and his wife, Mary Hopkins Titus. The town was incorporated in 1887, by which time it was already famous for its citrus and pineapple crops. The arrival of the Florida East Coast Railroad in 1892 laid the groundwork for a tourist industry as well. The Florida Star and later the East Coast Advocate and Indian River Chronicle provide a diary of these developments.

The Florida Star was a weekly newspaper published by P.E. Wagner from 1880 to approximately 1882 and later by S.W. Harmon. On November 1, 1912, the newspaper moved from Titusville to Cocoa, Florida. The Florida Star ceased publication around 1917 and was succeeded in turn by the Indian River Star, which operated until 1920.

Another Titusville paper, the East Coast Advocate and Indian River Chronicle began on July 13, 1900, as a continuation of the Indian River Advocate and East Coast Chronicle; the latter had been preceded by both the East Coast Advocate, edited by W.S. Graham, and the Indian River Advocate. In 1920, the East Coast Advocate and Indian River Chronicle merged with the Indian River Star and was subsequently published under the title of the Star Advocate.

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About this Newspaper

Title

  • The Florida Star (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917

Other Title

  • Star

Summary

  • The Florida Star [LCCN: sn96027111], a weekly, began publishing from Titusville, Florida, in 1880 and ceased sometime around 1917. From November 1, 1912, the Florida Star published from Cocoa, Florida. The newspaper continued the Indian River Star (Titusville, FL) [LCCN: not known to exist]. It is reported to have been continued by Indian River Star [LCCN: sn95047424], which began publishing from Cocoa in 1912 and ceased in 1914. In 1920, the Indian River Star ceased publication as well and was succeeded by the Cocoa (FL) News and Star [LCCN: not known to exist]. The Florida Star was published by P.E. Wagner from 1880 to approximately 1882. At some point later, it was published and edited by S.W. Harmon. Little is known about Wagner and Harmon. The newspaper covered the southern extension of the Florida East Coast Railroad into Brevard County (FL). Titusville (FL), in Brevard County (FL), was settled on the banks of the Indian River in 1867 by a former Confederate officer, Henry Theodore Titus, and his wife, Mary Hopkins Titus. The town was incorporated in 1887, by which time the area was already famous for its citrus and pineapple crops. The arrival of the Florida East Coast Railroad in 1892 made tourism viable. The Florida Star is a chronicle of changes brought by tourism, the collapse of pineapple-based agriculture, and agricultural issues in general. --E. Kesse, University of Florida Digital Library Center.

Dates of Publication

  • 1880-1917

Created / Published

  • Titusville, Fla. : S.W. Harmon

Headings

  • -  Titusville (Fla.)--Newspapers
  • -  Cocoa (Fla.)--Newspapers
  • -  Brevard County (Fla.)--Newspapers
  • -  Florida--Brevard County
  • -  Florida--Cocoa
  • -  Florida--Titusville
  • -  United States--Florida--Brevard--Cocoa
  • -  United States--Florida--Brevard--Titusville

Genre

  • Newspapers

Notes

  • -  Weekly
  • -  Began in 1880; ceased in 1917?
  • -  Publisher: P.E. Wager, 1880-<1882>.
  • -  Published at: Cocoa, Fla., Nov. 1, 1912-.
  • -  Archived issues are available in digital format from the Library of Congress Chronicling America online collection.
  • -  Description based on: Vol. 1, no. 23 (Sept. 29, 1880).
  • -  Latest issue consulted: Vol. 35, no. 5 (June 5, 1914).
  • -  Indian River star (Cocoa, Fla.) (DLC)sn 95047424 (OCoLC)33963798

Medium

  • v.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Newspaper

Library of Congress Control Number

  • sn96027111

OCLC Number

  • 34175599

ISSN Number

  • 1943-8834

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Chicago citation style:

The Florida Star Titusville, Fla. -1917. (Cocoa, FL), Jan. 1 1880. https://www.loc.gov/item/sn96027111/.

APA citation style:

(1880, January 1) The Florida Star Titusville, Fla. -1917. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/sn96027111/.

MLA citation style:

The Florida Star Titusville, Fla. -1917. (Cocoa, FL) 1 Jan. 1880. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/sn96027111/.