Florida history: How the state’s Treasure Coast got its name

We’ve talked about the nicknames for various parts of Florida. We’ve said that “coast”designations – Emerald Coast,First Coast,Space Coast – don’t carry any official weight, and there are differences of opinion as to their origins and geographic boundaries, but they’ve become part of Florida’s lexicon.

Today: the Treasure Coast, the collective name for Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River counties…

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