TODAY IN BREVARD HISTORY JUNE 16 1779 Spain joined with the fledgling United States of America today and declared war against England. Spain hoped to retrieve the colonies of East and West Florida lost to the English in 1763. Spain regained the territory in 1783. 1949 The first rural postal route, 57 miles long, began in Brevard County today. The route originated from the Melbourne Post Office. -- - ----------------------------------------------------------- This was excerpted with permission from the maillist fhstoday which is limited to bulletins. The emails are forwarded to the fhsagora list which allows its registrants to reply to the fhsagora mail list. To subscribe to the fhstoday please use subscribe form available at http://www.florida-historical-soc.org/maillist/ - -----------------------------------------------------------