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- The city is named after Nathan Boynton, a Civil War major and Michigan politician who became one of the first settlers in the area in 1895.
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The name "Boynton Beach" was first used by a community that broke off from the Town of Boynton in 1931. In 1939, that community changed its name to "Ocean Ridge" while The Town of Boynton took the name "Boynton Beach" in 1941.
Feb 8, 2021 · In 1931, the adjacent barrier island split off into Boynton Beach. In 1939, it renamed itself Ocean Ridge, for its high ground. Two years later, Boynton became Boynton Beach.
Oct 31, 2012 · The 160 acres of land that grew to become Boynton Beach was first owned and platted by a pioneering journalist, short-story writer, environmentalist and intrepid land speculator from Nicholasville, Ky., named Byrd Spilman Dewey.
The city of Boynton Beach bears the name of Major Nathan Smith Boynton who came to South Florida from Port Huron, Michigan in 1895. The Civil War veteran and newspaper owner purchased oceanfront land and began construction of the Boynton Hotel with workman recruited from Michigan.
3 days ago · Boynton Beach, Florida is named after Civil War hero, publisher, inventor and founder of the Order of the Maccabees, Nathan S. Boynton.
Named for American Civil War major Nathan S. Boynton, who first settled the area in 1894 and began construction of the famous Boynton Beach Hotel a year later, the Town of Boynton was incorporated in 1920 and changed its name to Boynton Beach in 1941.
The Town of Boynton retained ownership of the Municipal Casino on the present Boynton Beach municipal beach; the casino, a meeting place with bathhouses, was razed in 1967. In 1941 Boynton changed its name to Boynton Beach.
