Nassau Bay's Name
The name was chosen by the original developers of raw land known as Colonel Pearson's 1776 Ranch. Our historian reports that the developers chose the name because of the tropical feeling it generates. At the time, NASA was moving personnel from several areas in the United States with a high quality of life, including California and notably, Florida.
Initially these personnel were moving somewhat reluctantly, and the developers sought to create an atmosphere that would be familiar and comfortable to them. When Nassau Bay was incorporated in 1970, the name of the development was retained as the City's name.