The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Highland Beach was incorporated in 1949. The town was named for its relatively elevated town site. Highland Beach has only two businesses, which keeps the city mostly residential. The two businesses are The Delray Sands Resort and John P O'Grady Realty. The Delray Sands Resort was formerly the Holiday Inn. Both businesses operate out of the same building.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Highland Beach’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Highland Beach’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewFlorida [Hamilton County - Saraso…, 1940: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people close to Highland Beach
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Highland Beach, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Highland Beach is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Highland Beach has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is J.B. Evans House in Delray Beach, 3.3 miles away.
Highland Beach and the nearest listed places
Closest to Highland Beach
J.B. Evans HouseDelray Beach · Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals3.3mi
John and Elizabeth Shaw Sundy HouseDelray Beach · Building3.4mi
Marina Historic DistrictDelray Beach · District3.4miPearl City National Register Historic DistrictBoca Raton · District3.6mi
Delray Beach SchoolsDelray Beach · Building3.6miHow a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Florida [Hamilton County - Sarasota County (part)] (1940) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.