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Whispering Pines is an unincorporated community in Okeechobee County, Florida, United States. It is a suburb of Okeechobee, located to its north on US 441.
Lake Clinch is a natural freshwater lake on the west side of Frostproof, Florida. Residences surround much of the lake, which has a public beach area and a public boat ramp on the southwest side of Frostproof. [3] The city of Frostproof has a public park on its eastern shore. [4]
Whispering Pines was established as a resort by the Strickler family in the 1930s. The family built most of the accommodations by themselves, including a spring-fed swimming pool and a store. A post office operated from the store from 1935 until 1962. [3] Much of the community was destroyed by the Valley Fire in September, 2015. [4]
Whispering Pines: Live at the Getaway, an album by Richard Manuel; Whispering Pines/Clinton Indian Band, a member of the Secwepemc (Shuswap) Nation in British Columbia, Canada "Whispering Pines," a late 1950s song by Johnny Horton "Whispering Pines" (The Band song), a song by Richard Manuel and Robbie Robertson of The Band
Ridge Landing Airpark [1] (FAA LID: 4FL5), also known as Ridge Landing Airport, [2] is a private use airpark located four nautical miles (7 km) west of the central business district of Frostproof, Florida, United States. [2] The airpark is located between Orlando and Tampa and equidistant to Miami and Jacksonville. It is privately owned by John ...
The Sea Pines Company was a real estate development group founded by General Joseph Bacon Fraser, Charles E. Fraser, and Joseph B. Fraser, Jr. In 1956. It developed Sea Pines Plantation, Amelia Island Plantation, Brandermill (Virginia), Kiawah Island, Palmas Del Mar (Puerto Rico), Hilton Head Plantation, Wintergreen Resort and more.
In 1933, Griffin left the University of Florida, after three years and without earning a degree, to find a job during the Great Depression. [3] He unsuccessfully sought work in New York City, then returned home to Frostproof, Florida and began his business with a 10-acre (4.0 ha) orange grove, a wedding gift from his father, and built it into a citrus business empire.
Lake Worth Beach, previously named Lake Worth, is a city in east-central Palm Beach County, Florida, United States, located about 63 miles (101 km) north of Miami.The city's name is derived from the body of water along its eastern border known as the Lake Worth Lagoon, which was named for General William J. Worth, who led United States Army forces during the last part of the Second Seminole War.