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Palm Beach

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Palm Beach, town (1990 pop. 9,814), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on a barrier beach between the Atlantic Ocean and Lake Worth (a lagoon); inc. 1911. It is a well-known resort of the wealthy, with many fine estates, luxurious hotels, and yachting facilities. In the winter its population expands to much larger numbers. The town was settled during the 1870s, but not until the arrival (1893) of developer Henry M. Flagler Flagler, Henry Morrison, 1830–1913, American financier and real-estate developer, b. Hopewell, near Canandaigua, N.Y. As a youth he struck out for himself in Ohio. After trying the grain and salt business, he joined John D. Rockefeller in oil refining.
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 in Florida did Palm Beach grow rapidly. Of interest are the Henry Morrison Flagler Museum, the Cluett Memorial Gardens, and the Four Arts Gardens.


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Palm Beach Capital, through one of its investment entities, today announced that it has sold its equity interest in CAPRI Engineering and its related subsidiaries to a private equity fund managed by Stone Point Capital LLC.
Corcoran Group Palm Beach held a grand opening celebration for its new state-of-the-art flagship office at 101 North County Road, Palm Beach.
 
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