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As settlers came to the untamed wilderness of South Florida of the early 1900's, they built homes, a grocery store and a restaurant.
They even had their own town pump where all the residents met to obtain their water and share in the events of the day as they formed what would one day become the town of Lake Worth. |
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The first bridge across the Intracoastal Waterway was built in July 1919.
At the time, it was one of the longest wooden toll- free bridges in the United States.
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The hurricane of 1928 destroyed much of the city including the bridge.
In 1937, a second bridge in concrete was constructed over the Intracoastal Waterway replacing the destroyed wooden structure. |
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In 1954 the Lake Worth Pier, one of the longest municipal piers on Florida's Atlantic coast, was opened to the public.
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