Fort Pierce Inlet at 100

Fort Pierce celebrates inlet’s centennial

Post author:Michelle Moore
Post published:May 7, 2021
Post category:Fort Pierce Inlet at 100

It was the biggest party the young city had ever seen.

Madeline Davis poses aboard a seaplane, possibly the aircraft that took her over the new inlet on May 12, 1921, for Fort Pierce’s first parachute jump. JOANNE BLANDFORD

Fort Pierce daredevil thrilled crowd at inlet celebration

Post author:Michelle Moore
Post published:May 7, 2021
Post category:Fort Pierce Inlet at 100

While the new inlet was supposed to be the center of attention on May 12, 1921, 24-year-old Madeline Davis stole the show.

Fort Pierce daredevil thrilled crowd at inlet celebration a century ago

Post author:Michelle Moore
Post published:May 7, 2021
Post category:Fort Pierce Inlet at 100 Treasure Coast History

While the new inlet was supposed to be the center of attention on May 12, 1921, 24-year-old Madeline Davis stole the show.

Few structures are visible on South Beach, at the bottom of this May 1921 photograph, in this aerial shot of the new Fort Pierce Inlet. ST. LUCIE COUNTY REGIONAL HISTORY CENTER

100 years and counting

Post author:Michelle Moore
Post published:May 3, 2021
Post category:Fort Pierce Inlet at 100 Treasure Coast History

Events to mark the day the Fort Pierce Inlet and the Atlantic Ocean met a century ago

Details of inlet celebration boat parade, fleet blessing announced

Post author:Michelle Moore
Post published:April 21, 2021
Post category:Fort Pierce Inlet at 100

A boat parade and blessing of the fleet, a tradition dating back centuries in the Mediterranean, will be the highlight of the celebration on Saturday, May 8, observing the 100th anniversary of the opening of the Fort Pierce Inlet.