Delray Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Beach Dedication

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 2, 2016

1. Beach Dedication Marker

Inscription. 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 about $10.00 an acre except for a small portion then occupied by the Orange Grove House of Refuge (see marker north of Atlantic Avenue). A mortgage from William Linton, U.S. Congressman from Michigan who was promoting a town here called Linton, secured $3,000 of the purchase price. At the end of 1895, civil engineer E. Burslem Thomson drew a plat describing the Town of Linton. The plat, filed by William Linton and the Model Land Company during 1896, contained the first dedication for public use of what is now this mile-long municipal beach. When William Linton defaulted, the mortgage was foreclosed, half to Sara Gleason and half to the heirs of W.H. Hunt, his granddaughters Belle Reese and Ella Potter. These three women filed a replat dedicating the area east of the ocean beach lots and “Ocean Road” to the public in 1899.

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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1899.

Location. 26° 27.37′ N, 80° 3.535′ W. Marker is in Delray Beach, Florida, in Palm Beach County. It is at the intersection of South Ocean Boulevard (State Road A1A) and Bay Street, on the right when traveling north on South Ocean Boulevard. Marker is mounted on a rock along the sidewalk. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Delray Beach FL 33483, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Florida,

on the Gold Coast,

on the Treasure Coast,

and in Greater Miami.

It is also in the American South

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance

Beach Dedication Marker along sidewalk on rock. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 2, 2016

2. Beach Dedication Marker along sidewalk on rock.

of this marker: The Delray Wreck (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); J. B. Evans House (about 700 feet away); Nassau Park Historic District (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall (approx. 0.3 miles away); Marina Historic District (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Marina Historic District (approx. half a mile away); Atlantic Avenue Crossing (approx. half a mile away); Orange Grove House of Refuge No. 3 (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Delray Beach.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 13, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2016, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 641 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 15, 2016, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.