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The site of the original Fort Pierce is just a few blocks south of downtown. St. Lucie County purchased the property, then 229 feet of riverfront and 378 feet deep, in 1966 for $20,000. INDIAN RIVER MAGAZINE

Digging the history of the old Army site in Fort Pierce

When I was 5 years old, my family moved from a house on 13th Street in Fort Pierce to one along the Indian River, just a few blocks south of downtown.

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