It has been suggested that Juan Ponce de León landed near Melbourne Beach in 1513
There he then became the first European to set foot in Florida. A determination of this was made by a historian in the 1990s, who believed that the spot was “within five to eight nautical miles” on the barrier island with a proposed name of Ponce de León Island. This may or not be historically accurate, but we still repair plenty of heating and cooling units in this community.