History

Jeremy Johnson is the President and CEO of the Historical Society of Palm Beach County. He is passionate about the rich history of West Palm Beach and Palm Beach County. The Society and the Richard and Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum are housed in the magnificently restored, three-story …

The modern history of West Palm Beach began when Henry Morrison Flagler (1830-1913) first came here in 1893. He called the Lake Worth region “a veritable paradise” and decided upon a dual plan for the area that was once the ancestral home of the Jeaga Indians. Morrison decided he would …