| 1 | House Resolution |
| 2 | A resolution recognizing Palm Beach County on the occasion |
| 3 | of its Centennial celebration. |
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Palm Beach County was established on July 1, 1909, |
| 6 | following the signing of the Palm Beach County Charter on April |
| 7 | 30, 1909, and |
| 8 | WHEREAS, the development of Palm Beach County coincided |
| 9 | with the realization of railroad tycoon and Palm Beach resident |
| 10 | Henry Flagler's vision of establishing a railroad line from |
| 11 | Jacksonville to Key West, and |
| 12 | WHEREAS, with a total area of 2,386 square miles, Palm |
| 13 | Beach County is the largest county in Florida by area and one of |
| 14 | the most ecologically and economically diverse, and |
| 15 | WHEREAS, Palm Beach County is composed of 38 incorporated |
| 16 | municipalities, from the Village of Tequesta in the north to the |
| 17 | City of Boca Raton in the south and including the cities of |
| 18 | Atlantis, Belle Glade, Boynton Beach, Delray Beach, Greenacres, |
| 19 | Lake Worth, Pahokee, Palm Beach Gardens, Riviera Beach, South |
| 20 | Bay, and West Palm Beach, the towns of Briny Breezes, Cloud |
| 21 | Lake, Glen Ridge, Gulf Stream, Haverhill, Highland Beach, |
| 22 | Hypoluxo, Juno Beach, Jupiter, Jupiter Inlet Colony, Lake Clarke |
| 23 | Shores, Lake Park, Lantana, Loxahatchee Groves, Manalapan, |
| 24 | Mangonia Park, Ocean Ridge, Palm Beach, Palm Beach Shores, and |
| 25 | South Palm Beach, and the villages of Golf, North Palm Beach, |
| 26 | Palm Springs, Royal Palm Beach, and Wellington, and several |
| 27 | unincorporated areas, and |
| 28 | WHEREAS, Palm Beach County has shown a dramatic growth in |
| 29 | population, from 5,577 in 1910 to approximately 1.3 million in |
| 30 | 2009, and |
| 31 | WHEREAS, Palm Beach County is a significant contributor to |
| 32 | the State of Florida's overall economic health, rich history, |
| 33 | and cultural diversity, and its county seat, West Palm Beach, is |
| 34 | the oldest incorporated municipality in South Florida, NOW, |
| 35 | THEREFORE, |
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| 37 | Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of |
| 38 | Florida: |
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| 40 | That the Florida House of Representatives hereby recognizes |
| 41 | Palm Beach County on the occasion of its Centennial celebration |
| 42 | and honors the residents, community leaders, and elected |
| 43 | officials of Palm Beach County for its 100 years of distinctive |
| 44 | history. |