·         "Saint Lucia County" was created in 1844: it was renamed Brevard County in 1855 after George Washington Brevard: who served as Florida State Controller from 1854 to 1860.

·         Native Americans are believed to have lived here as far back as 10,000 B.C.

·         It is on the beaches of Brevard, that Ponce De Leon is thought to have landed in Florida.

·         Brevard is home to Kennedy Space Center.

·        The County is also  home to the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.

·         The area code for the entire county was made "321" in 1999: as in the "3...2...1... Blast Off!" countdown sequence.