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Towns in Palm Beach County, Florida: Jupiter, Florida, Palm Beach, Florida, Juno Beach, Florida, South Palm Beach, Florida, Cloud Lake, Florida
Paperback. Books LLC 2010-05-03.
ISBN 9781155405537
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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Jupiter, Florida, Palm Beach, Florida, Juno Beach, Florida, South Palm Beach, Florida, Cloud Lake, Florida, Lake Park, Florida, Palm Beach Shores, Florida, Ocean Ridge, Florida, Manalapan, Florida, Lantana, Florida, Lake Clarke Shores, Florida, Hypoluxo, Florida, Gulf Stream, Florida, Briny Breezes, Florida, Mangonia Park, Florida, Highland Beach, Florida, Jupiter Inlet Colony, Florida, Glen Ridge, Florida, Haverhill, Florida, Loxahatchee Groves, Florida. Excerpt: Briny Breezes, Florida Briny Breezes is a town in Palm Beach County , Florida , United States . The population was 411 at the 2000 census. Briny Breezes (or "Briny" as it is known locally) is a small coastal community of approximately 488 mobile homes along State Road A1A . Briny is a private community consisting mostly of "Snowbirds " from the Northeast, Midwest, and Canada. It is currently the only mobile home park with beach front property in Florida. It and Ocean Breeze Park are the only two mobile home parks in Florida that are incorporated towns. History In the 1920s, the land housed a strawberry farm owned by Michigan lumberman Ward Miller. Around the time of the Great Depression , he allowed tourists, who brought their trailers down from the North , to camp on his land. He began advertising the land by placing flyers in Northern newspapers, such as the Chicago Tribune , that touted Briny's " $3 a week rent." In 1958, Miller wanted to retire and made an offer to the campers to buy the land: $2, 000 per lot and $2, 500 for those near the water. The campers brought their assets together and the town was incorporated on March 19, 1963, complete with its own mayor and post office. The town's first mayor was Hugh David, who held office until his death in 1997 and was never opposed in an election. His successor, Robert
Liknande böckerTowns in Palm Beach County, Florida, Including: Briny Breezes, Florida, Cloud Lake, Florida, Glen Ridge, Florida, Gulf Stream, Florida, Haverhill, Flo
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Towns in Palm Beach County, Florida: Jupiter, Florida, Palm Beach, Florida, Juno Beach, Florida, South Palm Beach, Florida, Cloud Lake, Florida
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