[ansel12]

What I don’t get is how I retained the impression that it was Cape Kennedy until just a few years ago.

Did they switch from using the name of the Cape to the name of the facility in 1973?

“Although the name change was approved by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names of the Interior Department in 1964, it was not popular in Florida, especially in the neighboring city of Cape Canaveral. In 1973, the Florida Legislature passed a law restoring the former 400-year-old name, and the Board went along. The name restoration to Cape Canaveral became official on October 9, 1973”

[diogenes ghost]

Originally Cape Canaveral, on the south side sits Patrick AFB, which was Banana River NAS during the war. My old man was flying Catalinas out of there in '44, and I was born in neighboring Melbourne.

The area is my favorite for fishing, both in Banana River and Mosquito Lagoon. Seeing the VAB while fishing is kinda cool.

[HonkyTonkMan]

I think the facility is still called KSC (Kennedy Space Center), but the surrounding land is called Cape Canaveral.

The libs prob still refer to the land it as "Cape Kennedy", but the locals hate that name and the fact an outsider tried to rename their home.

Have a good one ansel12!