Coastal Patrol Base No. 3 at Lantana Airport was one of three 90-day experimental bases established on the east coast of the United States to assist with anti-submarine patrols. Civilian aviators flew missions up to 60 miles out to sea between Palm . . . — — Map (db m63179) HM
On Lake Avenue (State Road 802) just west of North Federal Highway (State Road 5), on the left when traveling east.
Site of the first schoolhouse erected in the Town of Lake Worth in 1912 - a frame building twenty-four by thirty-six feet. Initial enrollment was twenty-four pupils. In February 1916, building was replaced on this site by a concrete building - the . . . — — Map (db m96615) HM
On North Dixie Highway (U.S. 1) at Lake Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North Dixie Highway. Reported missing.
Site of building erected in 1915 as the first Town Hall of Lake Worth, chartered in 1913. Civic and social affairs before 1915 were conducted in a wooden building nearby, known as the Club House or Auditorium. J.W. Means served as mayor in 1913, and . . . — — Map (db m96616) HM
On South Lakeside Drive at 5th Avenue South, on the left when traveling south on South Lakeside Drive.
The James Homestead and Post Office are an important part of Lake Worth's history before the birth of the city. In 1885, an African American couple, Samuel and Fannie James, were two of the first people to file claim for a homestead in the area. Two . . . — — Map (db m193845) HM
Near South Congress Avenue north of 6th Avenue South, on the right when traveling north.
The earliest junior colleges in Florida were established under private auspices, beginning in 1907 with Palmer College at DeFuniak Springs. The first public junior college was instituted by the Palm Beach County school board during the Depression . . . — — Map (db m96618) HM
