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Ghosts of Fort Pierce Past Historic Walking Tours


  • Main Street Fort Pierce 122 A E Backus Avenue Fort Pierce, FL, 34950 United States (map)

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October 22nd, 23rd, 25th

 

Part of the charm of downtown Fort Pierce is that the connection to its past is visible today. The oldest surviving structure is the P.P. Cobb building which dates back to the 1880s when the area was identified by the remains of a 2nd Seminole War U.S. military fort. The railroad tracks that run parallel and intersect the main roads of downtown reached Fort Pierce in 1894 and with them came more people causing the population in the region to expand. A majority of the historic buildings in downtown Fort Pierce date back to the 1920s, the decade that encompassed the rise and fall of the Florida land boom era. Fort Pierce’s participation in training Navy Frogmen during WWII ushered in a new era of population growth once the war ended which led to the beginning of the development in Port St. Lucie. All of these events in history have left their mark on this community. Main Street Fort Pierce works to capture the stories and significance of notable individuals and structures each year during the annual Ghosts of Fort Pierce Past Walking Tours.

Every year some of the routes and “ghosts” are rotated to offer new stories for those that have participated in the past. There are six separate tour routes with stops that feature a significant person/structure in and around Fort Pierce. Each tour takes approximately one hour.

The 2025 Ghosts of Fort Pierce Past Walking Tour route and characters* are:  

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 

North 2nd Street Tour: Check-in is at the P.P. Cobb Building 

1. P.P. Cobb General Store

2. The Seminoles

3. History of Fort Pierce Women's Club 

4. Pioneer Schools

5. The Ashley Gang

6. Henry. Flagler & the East Coast Railroad

Central 2nd Street Tour: Check-in at Notions & Potions Candles and more 

1. Raulerson & Raulerson Building

2. The Fee Family & Fort Pierce Bank Building

3. William Hatcher - Florida Land Boom Era architect

4. Sheriff Dan Carlton & the downtown shootout

5. Will Tucker & the Tarpon Saloon

6. Captain Bravo & the river steamboats

South 2nd Street Tour: Check-in at Hoskins, Turco, Lloyd & Lloyd Law Firm 

1. Hattie Chamberlain

2. Bill Jones & Cresthaven/Boston House

3. Courthouse Stories

4. Governor Dan McCarty & his wife Olie

5. Edwin & Alice Binney - creator of Crayola Crayons

6. Sunrise Theatre ghost light

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Waterfront Tour : Check-In Location: Front of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (by IRD).

1. St. Andrews Episcopal Church, Cora Stickney Harper and the Daughters of the American Revolution 

2. 1715 Fleet & Treasure Hunting 

3. Fort Pierce Hotel, Tyler Family 

4. WWII Frogmen Training

5. Lt. Col. Benjamin Pierce & Fort Pierce

6. Annie Hogg - Built 1st trading post in area (PP Cobb building)

Edgartown Tour: Check-in: Main Street Office 122 A.E. Backus Avenue, Fort Pierce 34950

1. A.E. Backus - Florida landscape artist & humanitarian

2. Mr. & Mrs. Charles McCarty - frontier family

3. Edgartown neighborhood happenings - the Comstocks

4. Mose Metzger - Local fisherman

5. Mayor Dittmar

6. Henry Flagler & Harry Hill - Railroad tycoon and local photographer 

Saturday, October 25, 2025

Peacock Arts Tour: Check-in is at First United Methodist Church (Avenue A side)

1. St. Anastasia Catholic School celebrates 100th Anniversary

2. Fort Pierce 1st Methodist Church - Sanctuary tour

3. Daniel Knowles - Railroad engineer & The Peacock House

4. Mary Ann Carroll - Only female Highwaymen Artist

5. Decades of memories - Arcade Building

6. Zora Neale Hurston - Anthropologist & renowned author

7. Alfred Hair - Florida Highwaymen Artist   

8. James Paine - Early postal carriers & historic Fort Pierce Post Office

Thank you to our sponsors: Law Firm of Hoskins, Turco, Lloyd & Lloyd, Fort Pierce Yacht Club and Saint Lucie Historical Society.

This is a fundraiser for Main Street Fort Pierce, Inc., a 501© not-for-profit organization.  These tours are history tours geared toward an adult audience but all ages are welcome.

Registration is required. This is a rain or shine event.

*Tours and/or characters are subject to change

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