Timeline of West Palm Beach, Florida

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of West Palm Beach, Florida, United States.

19th century

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1893
- "Town platted on Lake Worth."^[1]
- Florida East Coast Railway begins operating.^[2]
1894
- West Palm Beach incorporated.^[3]
- John S. Earman becomes mayor.
1896 - Fire.^[4]
1900 - Population: 564.^[5]

20th century

1903 - "City of West Palm Beach" established.^[6]
1905 - Population: 1,280.^[5]
1907 - Flagler Park established.^[1]
1908 - Palm Beach Post newspaper begins publication.^[7]
1909 - West Palm Beach designated seat of newly created Palm Beach County.^[8]
1912 - Palm Beach County Fair begins.
1916 - County courthouse constructed.^[1]
1917 - Beaux Arts Theatre in business.^[9]
1919
- Office of city manager created.^[4]
- City Hall built.^[4]
1923 - Kettler Theatre in business.^[9]
1924 - Public Library building opens.
1925 - Seaboard Air Line Railway begins operating;^[4] West Palm Beach station opens.
1926
- West Palm Beach Canal (to Lake Okeechobee) constructed.^[2]
- September: 1926 Miami hurricane occurs.^[4]
1928 - September: 1928 Okeechobee hurricane occurs.^[4]
1930 - Population: 26,610.
1933 - Palm Beach Junior College opens.^[4]
1936
- Morrison Field (airport) begins operating.^[4]
- WJNO radio begins broadcasting.^[10]
1937 - Historical Society of Palm Beach County founded.^[11]
1941 - Norton Museum of Art established.^[1]
1942
- April 17: City gets "8.35 inches of rain in just two hours."^[12]
- U.S. military Palm Beach Air Force Base begins operating near West Palm Beach.^[4]
1947 - WIRK radio begins broadcasting.^[10]
1948
- Palm Beach International Airport active.
- WEAT radio begins broadcasting.^[10]
1951 - Beach Drive-In cinema in business.^[9]
1954 - WPTV (television) begins broadcasting.^[13]
1955 - WEAT-TV (television) begins broadcasting.^[13]
1961 - Cardinal Newman High School established.
1962 - West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium opens.
1964 - Palm Beach County Genealogical Society formed.^[14]
1967 - Palm Beach County Library System established.
1968 - Palm Beach Atlantic College established.^[1]
1977 - Snow is reported on January 19 at Palm Beach International Airport from 6:10 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.^[15]
1979 - Cross County Mall in business.
1980 - Population: 63,305.
1985 - Plaza hi-rise built.
1991
- Yesteryear Village (museum) opens.^[14]
- March 12: Strong mayor referendum succeeds.^[16]
- November 19: Nancy M. Graham elected first strong mayor of West Palm Beach.^[17]
1994 - "County Judicial Complex" built.^[1]
1999 - Trump International Golf Club in business.
2000
- May: Lake Worth Middle School shooting occurs.^[1]
- October 27: CityPlace opens
- December 4: Bush v. Palm Beach County Canvassing Board lawsuit decided during the 2000 United States presidential election recount in Florida.
- City website online (approximate date).^[18]^[19]

21st century

2010 - Population: 99,919.^[20]^[21]
2011 - Jeri Muoio becomes mayor.
2017 - Lois Frankel becomes U.S. representative for Florida's 21st congressional district.^[22]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Hellmann 2006.
1 2 Federal Writers' Project 1939.
↑ Florida Legislative Committee on Intergovernmental Relations (2001), Overview of Municipal Incorporations in Florida (PDF), LCIR Report, Tallahassee
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "West Palm Beach". Palm Beach County History Online. Historical Society of Palm Beach County. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
1 2 "Population of Cities and Towns", Census of the State of Florida...1905, Tallahassee: Capital Pub. Co.
↑ "About: History and Facts". City of West Palm Beach. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
↑ "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
↑ Scholl Center for American History and Culture. "Florida: Individual County Chronologies". Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. Chicago: Newberry Library. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
1 2 3 "Movie Theaters in West Palm Beach, FL". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
1 2 3 "United States AM Stations: Florida", Yearbook of Radio and Television, New York: Radio Television Daily, 1964, OCLC 7469377 – via Internet Archive
↑ "Our History". West Palm Beach: Historical Society of Palm Beach County. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
↑ "This Day in Weather History". Aberdeen, South Dakota: National Weather Service. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
1 2 Charles A. Alicoate, ed. (1960), "Television Stations: Florida", Radio Annual and Television Year Book, New York: Radio Daily Corp., OCLC 10512206
1 2 American Association for State and Local History (2002). "Florida". Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). ISBN 0759100020.
↑ 40th Anniversary of Snow in South Florida (PDF) (Report). National Weather Service Miami, Florida. January 2017. p. 2.
↑ Angela Bradbery (March 13, 1991). "'The people spoke': Strong mayor approved for West Palm Beach". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. p. 1. Retrieved March 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ Angela Bradbery (November 20, 1991). "Graham wins mayor's race". The Palm Beach Post. West Palm Beach, Florida. p. 1. Retrieved March 2, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "City of West Palm Beach". Archived from the original on August 21, 2000 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
↑ Kevin Hyde; Tamie Hyde (eds.). "United States of America: Florida". Official City Sites. Utah. OCLC 40169021. Archived from the original on August 24, 2000.
↑ "West Palm Beach city, Florida". QuickFacts. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
↑ Florida Legislative Office of Economic and Demographic Research; U.S. Census Bureau (2011), "City of West Palm Beach", 2010 Census Detailed City Profiles
↑ Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington DC. Retrieved April 20, 2017.

Bibliography

"West Palm Beach". Florida Gazetteer and Business Directory 1907-1908. R. L. Polk & Co.
"West Palm Beach". Florida State Gazetteer and Business Directory. R. L. Polk & Co. 1918.
"West Palm Beach". Automobile Blue Book. Middle Atlantic and Southeastern. 1922.
Federal Writers’ Project (1939). "West Palm Beach". Florida: a Guide to the Southernmost State. American Guide Series. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 314+.
Dora Doster Utz (1973). "West Palm Beach" (PDF). Tequesta. Historical Association of Southern Florida. 33. ISSN 0363-3705 – via Florida International University. (Personal remembrance, circa 1900s-1950s)
Gordon L. Williams (1979). "West Palm Beach that I Remember" (PDF). Tequesta. 39 – via Florida International University. (Personal remembrance, circa 1920s)
H. J. Roberts (1994). West Palm Beach Centennial Reflections. West Palm Beach: Sunshine Sentinel Press. ISBN 1884243029.
Everee Jimerson Clarke (2005). Pleasant City, West Palm Beach. Black America. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia.
Lynn Lasseter Drake; Richard A. Marconi (2006). West Palm Beach: 1893 to 1950. Images of America. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia.
Paul T. Hellmann (2006). "Florida: West Palm Beach". Historical Gazetteer of the United States. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 1-135-94859-3.

External links

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