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  1. Merritt Island Dragon - Wikipedia

    • The Merritt Island Dragon or Merrit Island River Dragon was a dragon-shaped green concrete structure that stood at the southern tip of Merritt Island, Florida, known as Dragon Point, where the Indian River Lagoon splits to form the Banana River Lagoon. The dragon was built in 1971 by Florida artist Lewis VanDercar and property owner Aynn Christal. In 1981, the st… See more

    Restoration

    The owner and the Brevard County Commissioners were unable to agree on a rehabilitation effort; there … See more

    In popular culture

    A children's book about the dragon, River Dragon: A Real Florida Fairy Tale, was published in 2003. See more

    ArtistLewis VanDercar
    Year1971
    TypeConcrete sculpture
    Map of Eau Gallie Green Dragon
     
  1. Merritt Island Dragon ‘Annie’ Served as Lagoon

    Jan 2, 2022 · FLORIDA TECH ROWERS glide past the famous Merritt Island Dragon sculpture in 1991, which once faced the Eau Gallie causeway bridge and has since disintegrated into the Indian River.

  2. Brevard County History: The Merritt Island Dragon

    May 23, 2013 · ABOVE PHOTO: 1991- Florida Tech rowers glide past the famous Merritt Island dragon sculpture, which once faced the Eau Gallie causeway bridge and has since disintegrated into the Indian River.

  3. Annie the dragon, dilapidated home can be razed

    May 20, 2014 · Nowadays from the Eau Gallie Yacht Club docks, the windowless mansion's weatherbeaten wood and rotting roofs form a three-story silhouette …

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    • Who Remembers Dragon Point? - Coastal Angler Mag

      Jan 17, 2020 · Sculptor Louis VanDercar built “Annie”, a concrete dragon that stood guard over the Indian & Banana River lagoon on the southern most tip of Merritt Island, Florida. Twenty tons of concrete and steel were brought in to …

    • Dragon Point, Merritt Island | sailingpapillon

    • Guardian Of Dragon Point - wizzley.com

      Dragon Point, as it is called, can be seen just north of the Eau Gallie Causeway (FL 518), at the entrance of the Banana River. This is where the Indian River and the Banana River meet, at the tip of Merritt Island, Florida.

    • 10 things you may not know about Merritt Island

      May 8, 2018 · Nestled in the woods on North Merritt Island sits the oldest house in Brevard County: The Sams Cabin at Pine Island. The home was built in 1875 and originally was located in Eau Gallie.