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Palm Beach

Florida, United States

Also known as: Palm City

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Palm Beach, town, Palm Beach county, southeastern Florida, U.S., on a narrow barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean (east) and Lake Worth (west). The latter, actually a lagoon (part of the Intracoastal Waterway), is bridged to West Palm Beach. In 1878 a shipwrecked cargo of coconuts was washed onto the barren, sandy beach and took root. Early settlers also gathered the nuts and planted them to create a palm-shaded haven, which was named Palm City in 1880. Renamed Palm Beach in 1887, it developed as a resort after Henry M. Flagler extended the Florida East Coast Railway to West Palm Beach in 1894 and opened his Royal Poinciana Hotel (later demolished). Palm Beach was frequented by the wealthy and famous and has remained one of the most luxurious winter resorts in the United States, with hotels, clubs, private estates, and yacht facilities. Building construction is strictly regulated, and the town has no manufacturing. Flagler’s mansion, Whitehall (1902), is now a museum. Inc. 1911. Pop. (2000) 10,468; (2010) 8,348.