Legendary Locals of Fort Pierce

Whether it was homesteaders and dragoons or cowboys and Indians, they all clashed in the "Wild East" of early Port Pierce. A natural inlet through the barrier island into the Indian River Lagoon created the perfect local ion for two Seminole War forts: Pierce and Capron. After the Civil War, the Reuben Carlton family moved their cattle to the area's free range. Today, Alto "Bud" Adams Jr. runs the famous Adams Ranch from its Fort Pierce headquarters. Some time after the Carltons, Elizabeth ...