Fort Pierce history festival marks 100-year anniversary of a theater, school and ranch
The Treasure Coast History Festival is back this weekend for the first time since before the coronavirus pandemic.The free event will be from 9 a.m...
The Treasure Coast History Festival is back this weekend for the first time since before the coronavirus pandemic.The free event will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday on Second Street in downtown Fort Pierce, both in front of and inside the Sunrise Theatre. There will be historical exhibitions outside the theater and presentations inside the theater, said organizer Gregory Enns, publisher of Indian River Magazine.The event celebrates the 100th anniversaries of three local institutions:Lincoln Park Academy, one of Florida's first high schools for black studentsThe land boom-era Sunrise Theatre in downtown Fort PierceCow Creek Ranch, one of the region's earliest cattle ranches.