Ponies of the Americas for Sale near Cocoa Beach, FL

About Cocoa Beach, FL

The first non-native settlement in the area was by a family of freed slaves following the American Civil War. In 1888, a group of men from Cocoa bought the entire tract of land, which went undeveloped until it was bought out in 1923 by a member of the group—Gus Edwards, Cocoa's city attorney. At that time, Edwards' total holdings included approximately 600 acres (240 ha), and he had stopped practicing law to devote all his efforts to developing the area. Prior to incorporation, the area was known as Oceanus. The Town of Cocoa Beach was established on June 5, 1925.