Author: Everee Jimerson Clarke
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2012-09-18
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 1439629773
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPleasant City, a neighborhood of West Palm Beach, Florida, is the oldest African-American community in Palm Beach County. The first black settlers came to a place called the Styx--later owned by white millionaires who then rented their backyards to black workers--to work on the railroad and Henry Flagler's hotel and mansion. Forced out when the land became valuable, the blacks purchased land and settled Pleasant City. Pleasant City was marketed as a "High Class Colored Subdivision" in 1913, and many of the pioneers still have descendants in the area today.
Book Synopsis Pleasant City, West Palm Beach by : Everee Jimerson Clarke
Download or read book Pleasant City, West Palm Beach written by Everee Jimerson Clarke and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pleasant City, a neighborhood of West Palm Beach, Florida, is the oldest African-American community in Palm Beach County. The first black settlers came to a place called the Styx--later owned by white millionaires who then rented their backyards to black workers--to work on the railroad and Henry Flagler's hotel and mansion. Forced out when the land became valuable, the blacks purchased land and settled Pleasant City. Pleasant City was marketed as a "High Class Colored Subdivision" in 1913, and many of the pioneers still have descendants in the area today.