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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.
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Sportspeople from Lake Worth Beach, Florida (27 P) Pages in category "People from Lake Worth Beach, Florida" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total.
The town of Lake Clarke Shores was named after John Newton Clarke, [7] a general store grocer, postmaster in Lake Worth (now known as Lake Worth Beach), and Royal Poinciana Hotel employee who filed a homestead claim in 1897 for a 139 acre (56 hectare) area of land on the eastern shore of a lake situated just west of West Palm Beach. [2]
The South Lake Worth Inlet, also known as the Boynton Inlet, is an artificial cut through a barrier beach connecting the south end of the Lake Worth Lagoon in Palm Beach County, Florida with the Atlantic Ocean. The inlet is 130 feet (40 m) wide and 6 to 12 feet (1.8 to 3.7 m) deep.
The town is on the mainland shore of Lake Worth and does not include any of Hypoluxo Island. [10] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km 2), of which 0.6 square miles (1.6 km 2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km 2) (28.05%) is water.
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The Gulf Stream Hotel is a historic hotel in Lake Worth Beach, Florida. It is located at 1 Lake Avenue. On January 11, 1983, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Originally built in 1923, the hotel was mostly owned by the families of Gen. Richard C Marshall and Col. H.Cabel Maddox. From 1941 to 1971, it was managed by ...