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Boca Raton, Florida. Boca Raton (/ ˌboʊkə rəˈtoʊn / BOH-kə rə-TOHN; [8][9] Spanish: Boca Ratón [ˈboka raˈton]) is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 97,422 in the 2020 census [5] and it ranked as the 23rd-largest city in Florida in 2022. However, many people with a Boca Raton postal address live ...
www.bocahistory.org. The Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum (also known as BRHS&M) is a non-profit organization and public museum dedicated to preserve and collect history and artifacts of Boca Raton, Florida, United States, for educational and advocacy purposes. [1] The society is known for their goal of historic designation and restoring ...
History of Florida. Palm Beach County is a county in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. Its history dates back to about 12,000 years ago, shortly after when Native Americans migrated into Florida. Juan Ponce de León became the first European in the area, landing at the Jupiter Inlet in 1513.
80000958 [1] Added to NRHP. 16 October 1980. The Boca Raton Old City Hall (labeled as "Town Hall" on signs) is a historic site in Boca Raton, Florida, United States. It is located at 71 North Federal Highway. The former city hall now houses the Boca Raton Welcome Center and the Boca Raton History Museum. On October 16, 1980, it was added to the ...
Yamato Colony, Florida. The Yamato Colony was an attempt to create a community of Japanese farmers in what is now Boca Raton, Florida, early in the 20th century. With encouragement from Florida authorities, young Japanese men were recruited to farm in the colony. There were as many as 75 Japanese men, some with their families, at the peak.
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 22:55, 25 February 2007: 540 × 429 (1.02 MB): Bastique == Description == Created using coordinate data from US Census Bureau, modified in Text Mode in accordance with incorporation data from 2000-2005 and data, added Loxahatchee Groves in accordance with new municipal bound
Map of incorporated cities Southeastern Palm Beach County from Boca Raton to Boynton Beach, including Town Center Mall), seen from the International Space Station. The largest city and county seat is West Palm Beach, with a population of 117,415 as of the 2020 US Census. Boca Raton, is the southernmost and second-largest, bordering Broward ...
24 October 1980. The Boca Express Train Museum, operated by the Boca Raton Historical Society, is housed in a restored 1930 Florida East Coast Railway (FEC) train station in Boca Raton, Florida. designed by Chester G. Henninger, built for Clarence H. Geist. It is located at 747 South Dixie Highway, off U.S. 1 (Federal Highway).