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WEST PALM BEACHCentral Schools and PalmBeach High SchoolMarker is in the arch in front of theDreyfoos School of the Arts at Sapo-dilla Street and Hibiscus Avenue,just west of CityPlace.Excerpt of inscription: In 1886,the first settlers on the islandof Palm Beach built a one-roomschool, which still stands onthe island as the oldest schoolin southeast Florida. The stu-dents were transported by boatuntil the school closed in 1901and was relocated in West PalmBeach. As the number of stu-dents increased in grades oneto twelve, the need for a centralschool with a high school wasestablished. In 1901, the schoolwas opened on Dixie Highwaybetween Clematis and Daturastreets. Students were transport-ed to the school by bus, train andboat. The high school was namedPalm Beach High School andthe first documented graduatingclass was 1907. The schools weremoved to this site in 1908 andbecame known as “The Schoolon the Hill.”

Clematis Street CommercialHistoric DistrictMarker in front of 521 ClematisSt., west of Dixie HighwayExcerpt of inscription: For over 100years, Clematis Street (namedafter the Clematis f lower) hasbeen the primary retail street inWest Palm Beach. It was a shell-topped road in 1893, when HenryFlagler (1830-1913) began todevelop West Palm Beach as thecommercial district for his resortcommunity of Palm Beach.

Dade County State BankBuildingMarker and building (now thePalm Beach High School museum)are at the corner of Flagler Driveand Fourth StreetExcerpt of inscription: Dade Coun-ty State Bank, 1893, donated tothe City of West Palm Beachthrough the West Palm Beach Bi-centennial Committee in 1976 byMrs. Crystal Eggert in memoryof her late husband Johnny.

El Cid neighborhoodAt the intersection of Pershing andFlagler DriveExcerpt of inscription: In 1876,Benjamin Lanehart homesteadedland that is now the north end ofEl Cid. Lanehart started the firstcommercial pineapple operationin the area, but by the turn of thecentury, competition and plantdiseases ruined the pineapplebusiness. The El Cid neighbor-hood was a product of the 1920sFlorida land boom. Pittsburghsocialite John Phipps (1874-1958),the son of Andrew Carnegie’spartner in U.S. Steel, assembledthese old pineapple fields todevelop the district, beginningin 1921.

Flagler ParkMarker is at the corner of ClematisStreet and Flagler DriveExcerpt of inscription: Flagler Park,formerly known as City Park,has been an important publicspace in West Palm Beach sincethe founding of the community.

Flamingo ParkMarker at Park Place and DixieHighwayExcerpt of inscription: This sitewas a cemetery for black resi-dents in 1902 and approximately100 people were buried hereby 1913. The city converted thecemetery to a public park.

Flamingo Park Historic DistrictMarker at the intersection of Geor-gia Avenue and Flamingo Drive.Excerpt of inscription: Built onthe highest of all coastal ridgesbetween downtown West PalmBeach and Miami, FlamingoPark was platted in 1921 andbecame home to many of themost prominent citizens of thetime. The Alfred Comeau Houseat 701 Flamingo Drive was builtin 1924. Comeau was a prominentbusinessman who also built oneof the first West Palm Beachskyscrapers in 1925.

Grandview HeightsHistoric DistrictMarker is in the median at FloridaAvenue and Palm StreetExcerpt of inscription: Platted inthe 1910s-1920s as three subdivi-sions for working-class families,Grandview Heights is one of theearliest attempts at southwesternexpansion of the city. Originallystretching from OkeechobeeBoulevard to Park Place, theproperty was chosen because ofits relatively steep topographyfor South Florida. It was con-sidered a desirable place to livebecause it was less than a milefrom downtown and had a viewof the Everglades.

(Until 1909, what is now PalmBeach County was part of DadeCounty. Broward County didn’tcome along until 1915.)

There’s no time like a bigbirthday to learn more aboutwhere you live.See if you can find these

historical markers.

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Palm Beach County turns 100 this year.

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This hotel, built by Henry M.Flagler, was opened Feb.11, 1894.

MEGHAN McCARTHY/Staff Photographer

The Duck’s Nest was built in 1891 asthe home of Henry Maddock.

MEGHAN McCARTHY/Staff Photographer

‘The School on the Hill’ openedin 1908 (the site is now DreyfoosSchool of the Arts) and housed allgrades.

The Jupiter Lighthouse wasdesigned by George G. Meade,later a Federal commander atGettysburg.

Photo courtesy of Palm Beach County Historical Society

What’s YOUR local history?Tell us why there’s no place like homeWhat’s your favorite memory of growing up in Palm Beach County?Favorite food? Favorite store? Favorite pastime?The Palm Beach Post wants to know.

Throughout 2009, The Post will cover longtimefamilies and businesses — and all the things,great and small, that bring history to life.

Send your memories — please include yourname, the city you live in and old photos when-ever possible — to pbhistory@pbpost.com.

Your stories may be included in a historybook to be published this fall by The PalmBeach Post and the Historical Society of PalmBeach County: Palm Beach County at 100:Our History, Our Home.

Palm Beach County — the largest countyeast of the Mississippi — also is celebrat-ing its 100th birthday all year with specialevents. For detailsgo to www.pbcgov.com/100.

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Coming this fall:Palm Beach County at 100:Our History, Our Home

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Africa U.S.A.

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BOCA RATONAfrica U.S.A.400 Camino Gardens Blvd.Marker is in a park on the south side of thestreet in the Camino Gardens subdivisionExcerpt of inscription: At this site in 1953, JohnD. Pedersen and his family established “Af-rica USA,” a major Boca Raton tourist attrac-tion for nearly a decade. The 350-acre sitedrew some 2,000 visitors daily to view thepark’s exotic animals and plants. A “WatusiGeyser” erupted hourly from the rock stillvisible in the lake, throwing 1,000 gallons ofwater per minute, 160 feet into the air. Nearthe left edge of the lake are remnants of“Zambezi Falls,” the park’s 30-foot waterfall.

Barefoot MailmanOn the west side of A1A in Spanish River ParkExcerpt of inscription: Along this beach in the1880s and early 1890s walked U.S. mail-men on their 66-mile journey between PalmBeach and Miami. The trip required threedays each way and they passed this spotthe second day. They walked barefoot at thewet surf line with their mail bags and shoesslung over their shoulders. One of them,James E. Hamilton, drowned trying to crossHillsborough Inlet.

Boca Raton Town Hall71 N. Federal HighwayBoca Raton Historical Society now locatedhere.Excerpt of inscription: Designed in the Medi-terranean Revival style by the architectAddison C. Mizner and completed by thearchitect William E. Alysmeyer, the BocaRaton Town Hall opened in April 1927 as thecity’s first municipal building, fire stationand police department. The Woman’s Clubopened Boca Raton’s first public library herein 1927. It was listed in the National Registerof Historic Places as “Old City Hall” in 1980and was restored to its original architecturaldesign by the Boca Raton Historical Societyin 1984.

Florida East Coast Railway DepotMarker is at the railway depot at 747 S. DixieHighwayExcerpt of inscription: Henry Flagler’s FloridaEast Coast Railway first reached Boca Ratonin 1895. The 1930 railway depot on thissite was not the first station in Boca Raton.This depot was built by Clarence A. Geist,a utilities magnate from Philadelphia, whowanted to carry out Addison Mizner’s visionin Boca. In order to ensure the station wouldbe designed in a style to complement theBoca Raton Club, Geist donated the land andrights to the F.E.C., which commissionedarchitect Chester G. Henninger to build thisdepot in the Mediterranean Revival style.The F.E.C. Railway Passenger Station oper-ated until 1968. The station was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1980and was restored in 1989 by the Boca RatonHistorical Society with the assistance ofthe Count and Countess de Hoernle and thecommunity.

BOYNTON BEACHBoyntonWoman’s Club1010 South Federal Highway (U.S. Highway 1)Excerpt of inscription: Designed in Mediter-ranean Revival style by the famous PalmBeach architect Addison C. Mizner, TheWoman’s Club is significant for both itsarchitectural merit and contributions to thecultural development of Boynton Beach.The Club was built in 1925 as a memorialto the founder of the town, Major Nathan S.Boynton.

CANAL POINTConners Toll HighwayMarker on the west side of U.S. Highway 441/U.S. Highway 98 across from Canal Point Baitand Tackle shopExcerpt of inscription: Before 1923, travel intoor out of the Lake Okeechobee area wasaccomplished only by boat or canoe. In theearly 1920s, W.J. Conners, a New York wintervisitor, bought 4,000 acres of undevelopedmuck land near this site. To develop it, hehad to build a road. Conners and his engi-neer, R.Y. Patterson, constructed the roadusing dredges. Work began on October16, 1924, and the highway was completedon June 25, 1925. Cost of the 52-mile road:$1,800,000. The road was hailed as an engi-neering marvel of the time, and though thetoll was only $.03 a mile, the average dailytoll gathered was $2,000. After Conners’death on Oct. 5, 1929, the road ultimatelywas sold to the State of Florida for $660.

Frank Bryant markerOn south side of U.S. Highway 1 at Mill Roadin the community of Bryant, southeast of CanalPointExcerpt of inscription: Frank Bryant, 1872-1945.Here in 1921 Mr. Bryant began the develop-ment of sugar production in the Everglades.

DELRAY BEACHB.F. James and Frances Jane Bright Mini-ParkMarker on the east side of Northwest FifthAvenue just north of Atlantic Avenue.It dedicates five historic sites.Excerpt of inscription: Late in the 19th century,a group of black settlers established a com-munity in this area that became part of theTown of Linton and later the City of DelrayBeach.1895: School No. 4 Delray Colored, located atthis site (Fifth Avenue Northwest)1896: Greater Mt. Olive Missionary BaptistChurch, 40 N.W. Fourth Ave.1897: St. Paul African Methodist EpiscopalChurch, 119 N.W. Fifth Ave.1898: Free and Accepted Masons, Lodge275, 85 N.W. Fifth Ave.

1911: St. Matthew Episcopal Church, 404S.W. Third St.

DelrayWreckMarker is on the city’s municipal beach on A1A,south of Atlantic Avenue at the intersection ofA1A and Casuarina DriveExcerpt of inscription: The old shipwreckknown as the Delray Wreck rests at thebottom of the ocean in 25 feet of water about150 yards offshore the south end of Delray’smunicipal beach. The wreck is broken andscattered into five sections and has longbeen one of the most popular diving spotsin South Florida. The S.S. Inchulva wasgrounded and wrecked by a fierce hurricaneon Sept. 11, 1903.

Florida East Coast Railway StationMarker is at 200 Northeast First St.Excerpt of inscription: The freight section isall that remains of the old railroad stationconstructed in 1896 by the Florida EastCoast Railway Company. The station origi-nally stood on the east side of the tracks, oneblock south of Atlantic Avenue. The original100-foot-long Stick-style building containedground-level waiting rooms and a raisedfreight area. The station was expanded inthe 1920s, and another addition was con-structed in the 1940s. Passenger service wasdiscontinued in the 1960s. The passengerarea was razed but public outcry to save thestation stopped total destruction of the build-ing. In 1968 the remaining freight sectionwas split into two sections and moved. The1920s portion was destroyed by fire in 1984.In 1994, this surviving section of the historicstation was purchased by the Delray BeachHistorical Society, which had the buildingmoved to its present location and restored.

Orange Grove House of Refuge No. 31876-1927Marker is on A1A north of Atlantic AvenueExcerpt of inscription: One of several builtby Treasury Department between CapeCanaveral and Cape Florida for rescue andsustenance of shipwrecked. Named for wildsour orange grove nearby. H.D. Pierce, firstkeeper, arrived with family May 1876. HereAugust 15, 1876, was born the first white girlbetween Jupiter and Miami: Lillie PierceVoss. Area’s first post office, Zion, was lo-cated in the house from 1888 to 1892. Houseburned March 2, 1927.

‘Old Betsy’ and the men of the Boca Raton Fire Department stand in front of Town Hall, which housedthe fire engines. The structure was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Photo courtesy of Boca Raton Historical Society

In a 1890 photo (above, left), Milton Messer polishes the headlight on Engine #2 of the Jupiter and LakeWorth Railroad, known as the ‘Celestial Railroad.’ At right, the Celestial Railroad marker at Loggerhead Park.

MEGHAN MCCARTHY/Staff Photographer

A January 1969 photo shows the Seaboard CoastlineRailroad depot on Tamarind Avenue, West Palm Beach.

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Hurricane of 1928 Mass Burial SiteSite and marker are at 25th Street and Tama-rind AvenueExcerpt of inscription: On Sept. 16, 1928, a hur-ricane came ashore near the Jupiter Light-house and traveled west to Lake Okeechobee,killing 1,800 to 3,000 people when the LakeOkeechobee dike collapsed. In West PalmBeach, 60 white victims were placed in amass grave in Woodlawn Cemetery and 674black victims were buried in a mass grave inthe city’s pauper’s burial field at TamarindAvenue and 25th Street.

Old Northwood Historic DistrictMarker is in front of house at 3510 Spruce Ave.Excerpt of inscription: In 1884, the Rev. ElbridgeGale retired to the area that became OldNorthwood. He was the first to build a cabinon the west side of Lake Worth. Gale grewmango trees and one of his trees becamethe first grafted Mangonia to bear fruit. Thewell-known Haden variety was developed fromthe seeds of this tree. During the FloridaLand Boom of the 1920s, the Pinewood De-velopment Company led by David F. Dunklepurchased 400 acres and 173 contributingstructures were built between 1921 and 1929for upper-middle-class families.

Old St.Ann’s ChurchAt 310 N. Olive Avenue, marker is between St.Ann’s Parish Office and St. Ann’s ChurchExcerpt of inscription: Dedicated March 15,1898, on the southeast corner of Rosemaryand Datura streets, St. Ann’s was moved tothis site donated by Henry Flagler in 1902.It served the Catholic community until 1913,when the new church was dedicated. The oldchurch was then used as the forerunner of St.Ann’s School built in 1925. St. Ann’s Church isthe oldest Catholic church and parish in theDiocese of Palm Beach.

Palm Beach Junior CollegeMarker at 813 Gardenia St., West Palm Beach.Excerpt of inscription: This MediterraneanRevival-style building housed Palm BeachJunior College, Florida’s first public com-munity college, when it was established herein 1933. The college outgrew these facilitiesafter World War II and moved in 1948 to Mor-rison Field, a U.S. Army Air Base. In 1955 thecollege moved to its present site.

Pioneer Memorial Plaque,Norton Museum of ArtThe plaque is on the south side of the building justto the left of the main entrance. It is very low tothe ground. The museum address is 1451 S. OliveAve., West Palm Beach.Excerpt of inscription: In memory of thosewhose names appear below: Dwight AdamsAllen Jr., Robert Hone, George Russell Allen,Harriett M. Lewis, Infant Allen, Col. J.H. Liv-ingston, Mary Louise Allen, Albert PlessnerMajewski, Henry J. Anthony, Grace ElizabethMajewski, L. Bennett, Fred Mayer, GottliebBurkhardt, Robert W. Milburn Sr., Henry JohnBurkhardt (Infant), Flora Sherman Otwell,Jarvis Brush Brown, Homer Sherman Otwell,Charles Campbell, Mark Hannibal Otwell,Bessie Grandall, Hannibal Dillingham Pierce,Irene Currie, Margretta Moore Pierce, JamesDickey Doster, Albert Savage, William C. Fra-zure, Jonathan Seeley, Jessie Hannong, GeorgeW. Shaw, Emmanuel Heyser, Jim Thorne, Ma-bel Althea Heyser, John Pierce Voss, HarriettHill, William Waldron, Edmond Hone, LatenA. Willson Jr., Richard Hone, Thomas Young.

Pioneer Memorial ParkAt Jefferson Road and Dixie Highway on the westside of the Norton Art Museum. A marble monu-ment is next to the marker with a plaque contain-ing the names of the male pioneers who settled onthe shores of Lake Worth between 1873-1893.Excerpt of inscription: From 1895 until approxi-mately 1920, pioneer families buried theirdead in this cemetery. Initially, both African-Americans and white pioneers were buriedhere, which was very unusual for the time.In 1914, Henry M. Flagler donated to the cityof West Palm Beach the land immediatelyto the west of this site, on which WoodlawnCemetery was created as West Palm Beach’smunicipal cemetery. Most of the pioneers bur-ied on this site were exhumed and re-interredin Woodlawn Cemetery. However, as many as40 were not removed and remain buried onthis site today.

Seaboard Air Line StationMarker is in station courtyard, 203 South Tama-rind Ave.Excerpt of inscription: The Seaboard Air LineRailway Station is a unique example of early20th century railroad architecture in theMediterranean Revival style. It opened withthe arrival of the Orange Blossom Special onJanuary 25, 1925. It was the flagship station ofthe entire Seaboard line running from Cole-man to Homestead. Harvey & Clarke, the larg-est architectural firm in Palm Beach Countyin the 1920s, created this new symbol for theCity of West Palm Beach.

Stub Canal Turning BasinMarker in Howard Park on Parker Avenue, southof Okeechobee BoulevardExcerpt of inscription: The Stub Canal TurningBasin represents an important link betweenWest Palm Beach and the farms next toLake Okeechobee. In the late 19th century,Florida began draining the Everglades/LakeOkeechobee basin to provide water transpor-tation routes and to create farmland fromswamps. In 1905, a West Palm Beach connec-tion was not part of the canal network. In 1911,local businessman George Currie petitionedGov. Albert Waller Gilchrist (1858-1926) for acanal from Lake Okeechobee to Lake Worth.Known as the West Palm Beach Canal, the40-mile channel was completed in 1917. By1918, an extension, or stub, was constructedto bring the canal directly into the West PalmBeach business district. The Stub Canal wasused for traveling and shipping until 1925,when railroad and roads took over.

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GULF STREAMNorth Ocean BoulevardTwo markers on North Ocean BoulevardExcerpt of inscription: In 1992, North OceanBoulevard (State Road A1A) in the Townof Gulf Stream was designated as a StateHistoric Scenic Highway to preserve thelast remaining Australian Pine Canopy andthe original character and beauty of the1920s A1A in Florida.

JUNO BEACHCelestial RailroadMarker on west side of Ocean Drive on thefence line in Loggerhead Park, about a half-mile south of the Juno Beach-Jupiter lineExcerpt of inscription: On this spot theCelestial Railroad, once connecting Jupiterwith Juno, is crossed by the Federal High-way. Juno, at the north end of Lake Worth,was the county seat of Dade County, thenincluding Palm Beach County 1889-1899.Jupiter was the first town site.

JUPITERDive Into History (Ano – 1659)Marker is on the grounds of Lighthouse Park,500 Captain Armour’s Way in JupiterExcerpt of inscription: These shipwreckediron cannons and anchor were uncoveredin July of 1987, just 2,000 yards east of thisspot in 10 feet of water off Jupiter Inlet.Archives and research link these mari-time remains to the Spanish “Aviso” vesselnamed “San Miguel De Archangel,” boundfor Spain, with its last port being Havana,Cuba. In December of 1659 the San Miguelfoundered and wrecked off the River “Jea-ga” (Jupiter Inlet). The 33 surviving sailorslived with the local “Jeaga” Native Ameri-cans until rescued by a vessel dispatchedout of St. Augustine.

Fort Jupiter and Jupiter LighthouseOn the west side of U.S. 1 in front of theJupiter/Tequesta/Juno Beach Chamber ofCommerce800 N. U.S. Highway OneExcerpt of inscription: Fort Jupiter was 3miles west on Loxahatchee River, erectedJanuary 1838 by troops commanded by Ma-jor General Thomas S. Jesup, establishingbase for operations in the Seminole IndianWars. Jupiter Lighthouse, approximately 1mile northeast, first lighted July 10, 1860,darkened during the Civil War, was relight-ed on June 28, 1866.

Jupiter Inlet Midden 119075 DuBois Road in DuBois ParkExcerpt of inscription: Jupiter Inlet Midden 1is an ancient shell mound built by Indiansknown as Jeaga. A description of theseIndians by Jonathan Dickinson was firstpublished in 1699. This shell mound is thesite of the village of Hobe where the Dick-inson shipwreck victims were held captiveby the Jeaga Indians in 1696.

Jupiter LighthouseOn the grounds of the lighthouse at the CoastGuard Station at Lighthouse Park, 500 Cap-tain Armour’s WayExcerpt of inscription: Designed by GeorgeG. Meade, later Federal commander atGettysburg. First lighted July 10, 1860. Darkduring the War Between the States and itsmechanism hidden by Southern sympa-thizers. Relighted June 28, 1866. It has notmissed a night in over 100 years.

The Tennessee Volunteersand Militia CampOn the site of the Tennessee Volunteers andmilitia camp, Second Seminole War, next to6264 Winding Lake DriveExcerpt of inscription: During the 2ndSeminole Indian War and after the Battleof Loxahatchee Jan. 24, 1838, the Tennes-see Volunteers and militia camped on thissite. One mile east, the U.S. Army Regularsestablished Old Fort Jupiter.

U.S. Jupiter Life Saving StationMarker on west side of A1A in Carlin Park at400 S.R. A1AExcerpt of inscription: Erected by the Semi-nole Chapter, D.A.R., November 1960, tomark the location of the U.S. Jupiter LifeSaving Station, 1886-1896, as a memorialto those gallant men who manned it, ofwhich the following remained and foundedfamilies in this locality: Captain John R.Carlin, John H. Grant, Charles W. Carlin,Harry DuBois, Graham King, Daniel Ross,Fred Powell.

WorldWar II housing buildingMarker is next to the barracks building, whichnow houses the Loxahatchee River HistoricalSociety and Museum, 500 Captain Armour’sWayExcerpt of inscription: The U.S. Navy con-structed this building circa 1939. Built asMarried Men’s Quarters, the two-storywood-frame building had six two-bedroomapartments, each with brick fireplaces,and a continuous screened first-f loor porchfacing the inlet. During World War II, Navypersonnel lived in this building.

LAKE PARKLake Park Town HallMarker is in front of town hall at 535 ParkAve.Excerpt of inscription: Boston entrepreneurHarry S. Kelsey founded Kelsey City in1921. He envisioned his town as a resortmecca and winter retreat for wealthyNortherners. The town hall was designedby architect Bruce Kitchell in 1927 andwas built by Arnold Construction Companyin the Mediterranean Revival style. The

A vintage post card of the Royal Poinciana Hotel,built by Henry M. Flagler.

The Duck’s Nest in Palm Beach was built in 1891 as the home of Henry Maddock. The building is next doorto the Old Bethesda-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church.

MEGHAN MCCARTHY/Staff Photographer

By 1930, the Royal Poinciana Hotellost some of its allure, since visitorspreferred staying on the ocean at TheBreakers hotel. This aerial shows the‘slat house’ addition that was builtafter the 1928 hurricane damaged onewing of the hotel. The slat house is theonly piece of the Royal Poinciana thatremains — it is part of the building thatholds McCarty’s restaurant. The rest ofthe hotel was demolished in the mid-1930s.

Photo courtesy of the PalmBeach County Historical Society

ballroom was used for many other socialevents, such as theatrical performances bythe Palm Beach Junior College, which occu-pied the Town Hall in the 1950s. In 1939 thetown changed its name to the Town of LakePark. Lake Park Town Hall was listed in theNational Register of Historic Places in 1981.

LAKEWORTHFirst SchoolhouseMarker is at 414 Lake Ave. at the city hallannex in Lake Worth. The City of Lake WorthMuseum is also in this building.Excerpt of inscription: Site of the first school-house erected in the Town of Lake Worthin 1912. Initial enrollment was 24 pupils. InFebruary 1916, building was replaced on thissite by a concrete building — the presentCity Hall.

First Town HallMarker at 7 N. Dixie Highway at the city hallExcerpt of inscription: Site of building erectedin 1915 as the first Town Hall of Lake Worth,chartered in 1913. Civic and social affairsbefore 1915 were conducted in a woodenbuilding nearby, known as the Club Houseor Auditorium.

Palm Beach Junior CollegeFirst public junior college. Marker is at thecurrent Administration Building, Palm BeachCommunity College, Sixth Avenue South andCongress AvenueExcerpt of inscription: The earliest juniorcolleges in Florida were established underprivate auspices, beginning in 1907 withPalmer College at DeFuniak Springs. Thefirst public junior college was instituted bythe Palm Beach County school board dur-ing the Depression years, and Palm BeachJunior College admitted its first students in1933.

LANTANACoastal Patrol Base No. 3 Civil Air Patrol(CAP) 1942-1943Lantana Airport, east of Congress Avenue onLantana RoadExcerpt of inscription: Coastal Patrol BaseNo. 3 at Lantana Airport was one of three90-day experimental bases established onthe East Coast of the United States to assistwith anti-submarine patrols. Civilian avia-tors flew missions up to 60 miles out to seabetween Palm Beach and Cape Canaveral,to search for German U-boats. The ex-perimental units were so successful that 18more were established in the U.S., with fourmore bases in Florida.

Owen H. Gassaway Aviation CenterLantana Airport, 2633 Lantana RoadExcerpt of inscription: For the past 50 years,the name Owen H. Gassaway has beensynonymous with Lantana Airport’s aviationhistory. As a young boy in the 1930’s, he flewmodel airplanes on Morrison Field, nowknown as Palm Beach International Airport.In World War II, he served with GeneralPatton’s Third Army as a tank mechanic.Lantana Airport, built in the 1940s, washome to Lantana Flying Service under theleadership of Owen, who earned a pilot rat-ings in many aircraft.

MANALAPANLofthus (shipwreck)The wreck is 175 yards off shore of Manalapanand about three-quarters of a mile north ofBoynton Inlet in 15 to 20 feet of water.Excerpt of inscription: Built in England in1868, this 222-foot, three-masted barque wassailing with a cargo of lumber from Pen-sacola when she wrecked in 1898.

PALM BEACHDuck’s NestMarker at 545 North Lake Trail. The houseis next door to the Old Bethesda-by-the-SeaEpiscopal Church.Excerpt of inscription: Built in 1891 by HenryMaddock for his home. Parts of the housewere assembled in New York and broughtby barge to Palm Beach.

Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-SeaOn the church grounds at Barton Avenue andNorth County RoadExcerpt of inscription: The original churchconstructed in 1889 on the eastern shore ofLake Worth was the first Protestant churchbuilding in southeast Florida. The presentchurch was built in 1926.

First Post Office in Palm BeachOn Lake Trail north of Plantation RoadExcerpt of inscription: Just to the east is the

site of the first post office between FortJupiter and Miami. Originally known as theLake Worth Post Office, it was succeeded bythe Palm Beach Post Office, and the earliertitle was later taken by the community tothe south, present day Lake Worth. It was inthe home of the first postmaster Valorus O.Spencer, who was appointed in 1880.

Old Bethesda-by-the-Sea EpiscopalChurchThis is the second Episcopal Church, which isnow a private residence. Marker is on NorthLake Trail, north of Tangier Avenue.Excerpt of inscription: East of this marker isthe Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea built in 1894. Last service held EasterSunday April 12, 1925. Most of the worshiperscame by boat as there was no roadway to thechurch which was bordered on the east by anextensive marsh. The original Bethesda-by-the-Sea edifice built nearby in 1889 was theonly church building within a radius of 130miles.

Royal Poinciana ChapelMarker is on north side of the chapel at 60Cocoanut RowExcerpt of inscription: Interdenominationalchapel, earliest church organization in DadeCounty (of which Palm Beach County was apart), formed in 1884. The present churchbuilding, erected on a site donated by HenryM. Flagler and later enlarged, opened inDecember 1895.

Royal Poinciana HotelMarker on Cocoanut Row between the PalmBeach Towers and Royal Poinciana Plaza, southof the Flagler Memorial BridgeExcerpt of inscription: The Royal PoincianaHotel, built by Henry M. Flagler, was openedFebruary 11, 1894. One of the largest woodenstructures in the world at the time, the hotelcost over $1 million. Its rooms accommodated2,000 guests and its dining room seated1,600. The sprawling six-story structure,painted yellow and white, faced Lake Worthand was surrounded by gardens. The hotel

was in use until the 1929-1930 season. It wasdemolished in 1936.

Sea Gull Cottage, Palm Beach’s oldesthouseMarker at 58 Cocoanut Row next to the RoyalPoinciana ChapelExcerpt of inscription: Constructed in 1886 byR.R. McCormick, a Denver railroad developer,Sea Gull cottage was purchased by HenryFlagler in 1893 and became Flagler’s firstwinter residence in Palm Beach. The RoyalPoinciana, Flagler’s first resort hotel in PalmBeach, was located next to Sea Gull. In 1984Sea Gull was moved and restored by the Pres-ervation Foundation of Palm Beach.

Site of the Palm Beach PierOn the east side of South Ocean Boulevard at thefoot of Worth AvenueExcerpt of inscription: Erected and opened tothe public in 1925, the pier extended out 1,095feet from this point. For over 40 years, it wasa favorite town attraction, featuring a coffeeshop, cocktail lounge, restaurant, tackle shopand fishermen’s lockers. A series of succes-sive storms and hurricanes gradually erodedthe structure, causing it to be removed in1969.

PALM BEACHGARDENSOld Dade County Courthouse

Marker located in Oakbrook Square, PalmBeach Gardens. It is two-tenths of a mile northof the intersection of PGA Boulevard and U.S.Highway 1 on the east sideExcerpt of inscription: About 300 feet east ofthis marker stood the Dade County CourtHouse at Juno, the county seat from 1890 to1900. Juno — since abandoned — was thesouthern terminus of the “Celestial Railroad”from Jupiter to Juno, and the northern termi-nus of the boat and connecting stage coachline to Miami.

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