history of boynton beach florida by janet devries
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HISTORY OF BOYNTON BEACH:
The Gateway to the Gulf StreamPresented by:
Janet DeVries
Post Civil WarAntebellum Period
1865-1880
Pine Scrub
Native Americans
Pioneer Era1880-1920
1890 Map
Steamboats
Florida East Coast Canal
Maj. Nathan S. Boynton
Oceanfront Hotel
The Boynton
FEC Train Station
Who Founded Boynton Beach?
Byrd Spilman Dewey
1898
Maj. Boynton’s Family
Boynton Beach Hotel
Shipwrecks
Murray House
Lynch House
Ocean Avenue
Best Land is the Cheapest
Tomato Farming
Family Farms
Flatwoods Plantation
Elementary School
The Land Boom1920-1928
Lake Boynton Estates
Boynton Inlet
Boynton High School
Boynton Woman’s Club
1928 Hurricane
Land Bust/Great Depression
WWII/ Post War
1930s-1950s
Military Trail 1935
The Filling Station
Fish Haven
City Hall & Fire Station
Ocean & U.S. 1
Sport Fishing
Boynton Casino
Aerial View 1950s
Development & Growth
Population Growth
Bethesda Hospital
Palm Beach Leisureville - 1964
Colony Model
Affordable Retirement
1977 Drawbridge
Interstate I-95
West Boynton Beach1970s
DuBois Farms circa 1987
Westward Expansion
Boynton Beach Mall
A New Library
Big Technology
Restoration
Growth
Boynton Beach Today
More Growth & Development
What will the future bring?
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