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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CQ2_the-jupiter-and-lake-worth-railway-celestial-railroad-1889-1895_Jupiter-FL.html
The Jupiter and Lake Worth Railway "Celestial Railroad" 1889-1895. . The Jupiter and Lake Worth (J. & L.W.) Railway crossed this site running 7 ½ miles from Jupiter Inlet to Juno at the north end of Lake Worth. A hack line originally operated…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TTA_jupiter-inlet-midden-i-historical_Jupiter-FL.html
Jupiter Inlet Midden I is an ancient shell mound built by Indians known as Jeaga. A description of these Indians by Jonathan Dickinson was first published in 1699. This shell mound is the site of the village of Hobe where the Dickinson shipwreck v…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TT9_u-s-jupiter-life-saving-station-historical_Jupiter-FL.html
To mark the location of the
U.S. Jupiter Life Saving Station
1886-1896
and as a memorial to those gallant men who manned it, of which the following remained and founded families in this locality:
Captain John R. Carlin
John H. Grant
Charles …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TT8_united-states-life-saving-station-historical_Jupiter-FL.html
In 1885, the only United States Life Saving Station on the Florida East Coast was built at this site. Charles R. Carlin, a former British sailor and Assistant Keeper at the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse, oversaw construction and served as the Station's…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TT6_jupiter-inlet-shipwrecks-historical_Jupiter-FL.html
During the 17th century, Spanish galleons and merchant ships navigated the treacherous waters off the Florida coast. These vessels carried silver and gemstones from the mines of Mexico and Peru. They routinely ran a narrow gauntlet of shallow wate…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1TT5_sawfish-bay-historical_Jupiter-FL.html
The waterfront location of today's Sawfish Bay Park played a major role in the prehistoric and historic settlement of the Jupiter area. First inhabited during the Archaic Period 5,000 years ago, this site provided access to an intricate transporta…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM9AF_ft-jupiter-jupiter-lighthouse_Jupiter-FL.html
Fort Jupiter was located three miles west on Loxahatchee River, erected January 1838 by troops commanded by Major General Thomas S. Jessup, establishing base for operations in the Seminole Indian Wars.
Jupiter Lighthouse, approximately one mil…