| April 4, 1917 |
Loxahatchee Sub-Drainage District Established
Ida Mae Thorgensen one of first teachers, postmaster, and store keeper |
| 1918 |
Experimental Dairy on D Road—Silos still exist |
| 1918 |
Southern States Land and Timber built 1st school built at
Valencia Dr. & Orange Ave. Moved to corner of D Road and
Tangerine Dr. School building used for church & Sunday school. |
| 1919 |
Horse-and-Buggy trail along the West Palm Beach Canal-(Southern Blvd)
Road was finally improved in 1924. |
| 1920 |
Blydenstein’s Chicken Farm D Road—sold eggs in Palm Beach |
| 1925 |
Loxahatchee Sub-Drainage District chartered under Florida Statute 298 |
| 1931 |
Palm Beach Loxahatchee Packing House up and running |
| 1935 |
Pump installed at D Road and SR 80 |
| 1936 |
School building seen at the SF Fairgrounds—built by Roy Burg |
| 1949 |
Westside Baptist Church—built by volunteers—(’74) became volunteer fire station |
| After WW II |
Southern States Land and Timber sold land to George Bensel |
| Late 1940’s |
Electricity came to Loxahatchee Groves |
| 1950’s –1960’s |
Roads north of Collecting Canal used more often |
| 1954 |
“Pappy’s”guava jelly factory built west of Packing House on SR 80
Later became a grocery store run by the Jarriel family. |
| Mid 1950’s |
Gas pumps available in Loxahatchee Groves |
| 1958 |
Loxahatchee Groves sold to Loxahatchee Investments—
(Food Fair Grocery Corporation –later called Pantry Pride) |
| 1959 |
Royal Palm Beach chartered with a population of 11 people
20 years of Volunteer Fire Dept--used equipment created by residents |
| 1965 |
The Old School House closed
Sunsport Gardens, a naturist camp, opened |
| 1968 |
Florida Forestry Service came to Palm Beach County |
| 1969 |
Fire Tower built at Loxahatchee Forestry Station
Loxahatchee Landowners’ Association formed by Erwin Swain
Home mail delivery started in Loxahatchee Groves. |
| 1970’s |
New boundaries for Loxahatchee Groves included 162nd Dr
on west, and Callery-Judge’s southern border east to E Road on the north |
| Mid 1970’s |
Moose Lodge built on F Road. |
| May 23, 1973 |
Loxahatchee’s first newspaper—“The Loxahatchee News” |
| September 1975 |
Sun Press Newspaper in the Western Communities |
| June 1978 |
Bob Pressler worked to get Okeechobee Blvd bridge across
Folsom Canal opened |
| September 1978 |
Jamie and Janie Undell introduced
“Loxahatchee:Love It, and Leave It Alone” shirts and bumper stickers |
| 1979 |
Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District name change &
D Road property purchased |
| 1980 |
Town-Crier founded. |
| 1982 |
Post Office built next to the Palms West Plaza |
| 1980’s |
Christian Crosses located at Folsom & Southern (site of Walgreen’s) |
| Early 2000’s |
Christian Crosses relocated at Okeechobee Blvd & F Rd |
| 1983-1984 |
Okeechobee Blvd paved from Folsom to Seminole-Pratt
July 1984 County Park on Southern Blvd established |
| August 1985 |
Hospital wouldn’t use LGLG flag saying-
“Loxahatchee Groves, Love It and Leave It Alone” |
| January 1986 |
Palms West Hospital dedicated |
| 1986 |
Old School House moved to the County Park—vandalized & abused |
| 1988 |
Loxahatchee GROVES Landowners’ Association formed |
| 1995 |
Wellington incorporated |
| June 4, 1996 |
The Loxahatchee Groves Neighborhood Plan Sent to County |
| 2003-2006 |
Incorporation Committee works for right for referendum vote |
| July 2006 |
Incorporation Bill passes both houses and is signed by the governor |
| October 10, 2006 |
Loxahatchee Groves votes on Incorporation |
| March 13, 2007 |
First town elections held |
| March 29, 2007 |
Town Council sworn in |
| May 2007 |
Town Hall opened in rented space in the Palms West Plaza |
| October 1, 2007 |
PBSO contract began |
| July 1, 2008 |
Town Council adopted it's first Strategic Vision Plan (click here for Plan) |
| September 16, 2008 |
Town Council transmitted it's first Comprehensive Plan to the DCA |
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