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The city of Lake Wales was established near the lake in 1911–1912, planned by the Lake Wales Land Company. [5] The spelling Wales was used for the city, although the lake is still generally spelled Lake Wailes. Allen Carleton Nydegger, a civil engineer, was contracted by the Lake Wales Land Company to plot out the community of Lake Wales. [6]
[7] [8] The portion of SR 777 north of US 41 was transferred to the county some time in the 1950s. The southern portion from US 41 to SR 775 was transferred to the county some time between 1978 and 1979. In the early 1960s, the southern end of SR 777 was truncated by a quarter of a mile when SR 775 (now SR 776) was realigned along Indiana ...
The Lake Wales Ridge National Wildlife Refuge is part of the United States National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) System, located in four separated areas on the Lake Wales Ridge east of US 27 between Davenport and Sebring in Florida. The 1,194 acre (4.8 km 2) refuge was established in 1990, to protect a host of plants and animals. It is also the first ...
In 1928, June Hobbs and a nurse opened Lake Wales' first hospital; it had nine beds and was in a two-story apartment. About one year later it closed. [1] [2] In 1929, Lake Wales, Highland Park and Mountain Lake raised $80,000 to build a 25-bed hospital. Lake Wales Hospital officially opened on March 12, 1930.
Lake Kissimmee State Park is a 5,930-acre (24 km 2) Florida State Park located north of State Road 60, 15 miles (24 km) east of Lake Wales. It contains floodplain, forest, prairie, hammock, flatwoods and Lakes Kissimmee, Tiger, and Rosalie. The park is home to 50 species of plants and animals that are either threatened, of special concern or ...
Saddlebag Lake Resort is a snowbird subdivision near the outskirts of Lake Wales, Florida in Polk County. The population ranges from a full-time resident population of 200 to a seasonal snowbird population of around 1,350. There is a sizeable Canadian snowbird population. There are 787 homesites.
777 Partners is an American private investment company based in Miami. Founded in 2015, it acquired several soccer clubs, such as Genoa CFC in Italy, Standard Liège in Belgium, Red Star FC in France, CR Vasco da Gama in Brazil, and Hertha BSC in Germany.
El Retiro (also known as Encierro and as Pinewood Estate) is a historic site in Lake Wales, Florida.It is located at 1151 Tower Blvd, Lake Wales, FL 33853. The 12,900 square foot house was designed by architect Charles R. Wait for the original owner, Charles Austin Buck, a Bethlehem Steel executive.