Pine Ridge Hospital (Private)

Harvey and Clarke, an architectural firm responsible for 7 million dollars worth of new construction in South Florida between 1921 and 1925, designed Pine Ridge Hospital in 1923. It was the only area hospital that admitted blacks during segregation. In ...

Old Pleasant City Elementary School

One of two black schools in West Palm Beach, Pleasant City Elementary School began on the first floor of the Mount Parnassis Odd Fellows Hall. Constructed in 1914, this was the only building in the Pleasant City area designed by ...

Industrial High School

When Industrial High opened in 1914, it was the first African American high school in Palm Beach County and housed grades one through twelve. The last class graduated in 1950 when a new school, Roosevelt Junior-Senior High School, was opened. ...

Hurricane of 1928 Mass Burial Site Historical Marker

On September 16, 1928, a hurricane came ashore near the Jupiter Lighthouse and traveled west across Palm Beach County to Lake Okeechobee, Many of the 1,800 to 3,000 fatalities occurred when the Lake Okeechobee dike collapsed, flooding the populated south ...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Park

One of the largest memorials commemorating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., this park contains numerous plaques and photos honoring Dr. King's life, family, speeches and the Civil Rights Movement.

Information provided by Florida Department of State.

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The Osborne School

The first black school in Lake Worth, the school building was constructed in 1948, and served that purpose until 1971. The school was constructed by local residents and self-taught builders P.W. Odums, Able Wilson, and Frank Jones. In 1980, the ...

The La France Hotel

Built in 1947 by Charles Patrick, the La France Hotel was one of the few establishments in South Florida that rented rooms to African Americans, including such great talents as Duke Ellington.

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National Historic Landmark-Elfreth's Alley

National Historic Landmark- Elfreth's Alley

Opened in 1702-04, this is the oldest unchanged and continuously inhabited street in Philadelphia and an example of the survival of a part of colonial America's largest city.

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National Historic Landmark-Dwight D. Eisenhower Farmstead

National Historic Landmark- Dwight D. Eisenhower Farmstead

This farm served Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), 34th President of the United States (1953-1961), as a retreat during his Presidential years and as his principal residence during retirement.

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National Historic Landmark-Eastern State Penitentiary

National Historic Landmark- Eastern State Penitentiary

Constructed between 1823-1836 from a design by noted American architect John Haviland, this massive Gothic Revival structure epitomized the Pennsylvania System of imprisonment, a system grounded in the Quaker concept of reflection through solitary confinement ...