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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UCS_beach-dedication-historical_Delray-Beach-FL.html
Sara Gleason, Belle G. Dimick Reese and Ella M. Dimick Potter dedicated this beach to the public in 1899. In 1895 Sarah Gleason and her husband's business partner, W.H. Hunt, sold a parcel of land containing the beach area to William S. Linton for…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TTQ_florida-east-coast-railway-station-historical_Delray-Beach-FL.html
This 40' freight section is all that remains of the old railroad station constructed in 1896 by the Florida East Coast Railway Company. The station originally stood on the east side of the tracks, one block south of Atlantic Avenue. The original 1…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TTI_orange-grove-house-of-refuge-no-3-historical_Delray-Beach-FL.html
One of several built by Treasury Department between Cape Canaveral and Cape Florida for rescue and sustenance of shipwrecked. Named for wild sour orange grove nearby, H.D. Pierce, first keeper, arrived with family May 1876. Here August 15, 1876, w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TRR_atlantic-avenue-crossing-historical_Delray-Beach-FL.html
Atlantic Avenue's crossing of the Florida East Coast Canal (now the Intracoastal Waterway) played an important role in the early history of Delray Beach. Civil engineer Burslem Thomson drew the first plat of "Linton," now Delray Beach, i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TRQ_first-presbyterian-church-fellowship-hall-historical_Delray-Beach-FL.html
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An orange grove, once located at this site, played a role in the early development of Delray Beach. Until 1876, an old, sour orange grove was the only distinguishable characteristic within 60 miles of a sparsely inhabited subtropical wil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TRO_nassau-park-historic-district-historical_Delray-Beach-FL.html
Nassau Park, Delray Beach's first locally designated historic district, spans two blocks along Nassau Street from South Ocean Boulevard to Venetian Drive. In 1935, a newspaper ad for Ray-Del Realty Co. described Nassau Park as "West Indian Ch…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TRN_delray-beach-hotel-historical_Delray-Beach-FL.html
The Delray Beach Hotel was constructed on this site in 1939. Engineered by William Victor Peterson and built by Taylor Construction, the Mediterranean style hotel featured a Cuban tile roof, high ceilings with exposed beams, and large glass window…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TRM_north-ocean-boulevard-historical_Gulf-Stream-FL.html
n 1992, North Ocean Boulevard (State Road A1A) in the Town of Gulf Stream, was designated as a State Historic Scenic Highway to preserve the last remaining Australian Pine Canopy and the original character and beauty of the 1920s A1A in Florida. S…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TRL_north-ocean-boulevard-historical_Gulf-Stream-FL.html
In 1992, North Ocean Boulevard (State Road A1A) in the Town of Gulf Stream, was designated as a State Historic Scenic Highway to preserve the last remaining Australian Pine Canopy and the original character and beauty of the 1920s A1A in Florida. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMS1O_j-b-evans-house_Delray-Beach-FL.html
The Sandoway House Nature Center was designed as a home by Samuel Ogren, Sr., in 1936 for early Delray Beach winter resident J. B. Evans, a retired produce broker. It is one of the last remaining Resort Colonial Revival houses in Delray Beach. Sig…