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Palm Beach County High School, c. 1910
Brick building with bell tower, Palm Beach County High School.
Listed in the FPC record book 1 (PDF p. 83) as "2638 School building, West Palm Beach, Fla." -
Road and ditch in Palm City Farms, 1912
Horse drawn carriage next to a newly dug ditch at Palm Beach County Land Company property (Palm City Farms) in Palm City.
Listed in the FPC record book 1 (PDF p. 143) as "4436 Palm Beach Co. Land Co, Stuart Palm City, Lowell" -
Laying corner stone, Palm Villa Hotel, January 1913
Crowd gathered to watch the cornerstone being laid for the Palm Villa Hotel in Palm City. Ceremony held on January 1, 1913.
Listed in the FPC record book 1 (PDF p. 149) as "4572 Laying corner stone, Chillingworth, Palm City, Fla., FGH" -
Palm City picnic dinner, January 1913
Large gathering for a New Year's picnic dinner in Palm City.
The Palm Beach County Land Company ran advertisements in the Palm Beach newspapers, offering a free New Years dinner to those interested in buying land at $50 per acre in Palm City. As seen in the photograph, many people took advantage of the offer and made the trip from West Palm to partake in the picnic dinner and set eyes on the land up for purchase at Palm City Farms.
Listed in the FPC record book 1 (PDF p. 147) as "4575 Dinner table, Chillingworth, Palm City, Fla., FGH" -
Palm City dock, November 1912
Palm Beach County Land Company dock in Palm City with sign reading "Palm City Everybody Welcome." Photograph taken before a ferry made trips to the area and two years before a post office was established.
Charles C. Chillingworth purchased the land that would become Palm City in 1910 and established the Palm Beach County Land Company, where he served as president. He called the area Palm City Farms and started soliciting sales of the land parcels with advertisements in newspapers all over the country.
Listed in the FPC record book 1 (PDF p. 143) as "4435 Palm Beach Co. Land Co., Stuart Palm City, Lowell" -
Scene at Palm City Farm, c. 1912
Pine and palmetto trees near the St. Lucie River and on Palm Beach County Land Company property (Palm City Farms).
Listed in the FPC record book 1 (PDF p. 147) as "4579 Near St. Lucie River, Chillingworth, Palm City, Fla., FGH"Tags Trees -
Chickens at Founier farm in Palm City, 1912
Several people and a flock of chickens at the Charles Founier farm/plantation in Palm City. The Founier family were early settlers in the Palm City (originally called Palm City Farms) area.
Listed in the FPC record book 1 (PDF p. 143) as "4432 Palm Beach Co. Land Co., Stuart Palm City, Lowell" -
Burdick farm in Palm City, 1912
House and outbuildings at the Capt. Frank Burdick farm in Palm City.
Listed in the FPC record book 1 (PDF p. 142) as "4439 Palm Beach Co. Land Co., Lowell" -
St. Lucie waterfront in Palm City, 1912
Two figures stand at the edge of the undeveloped shoreline in Palm City where the North and South Forks of the St. Lucie River meet. A boat approaches in the background.
Listed in the FPC record book 1 (PDF p. 143) as "4439 Palm Beach Co. Land Co., Stuart Palm City Lowell" -
An early view of Palm City, 1912
An early Palm City homestead with farmhouse and several outbuildings or tents.
Listed in the FPC record book 1 (PDF p. 142) as "4430 Palm Beach Co. Land Co., Lowell"