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Ernest Kouwen-Hoven came to the U.S at the age of 20 from the Netherlands. In 1908 his son Jack was born. His daughter Phylis followed in 1910. In 1915 the family arrived in Melbourne Florida from California. He purchased land and platted it in 1916 thus founding Indialantic Florida. The plat was later revised in 1919. In the same year he began construction of his toll bridge across the Indian River.