| Early Boynton |
| "Where ocean bathing is the finest..." The Boynton Hotel circa 1900 |
| "From the South to the Northern markets" Florida East Coast Railroad circa 1900 |
The city of Boynton Beach bears
the name of its founder, Major
Nathan Smith Boynton who came
to South Florida from Port Huron,
Michigan in 1895. He bought 500
acres and began construction of
the Boynton Hotel in 1895 with
workman recruited from
Michigan. They brought their
families and settled in the new
town.
When Henry M. Flagler brought
the Florida East Coast railroad into
Florida, visitors seeking the warm
weather of the area began
arriving for what was to become
the winter tourist season. Even
Boynton and his family, who spent
their summers in Port Huron, came
back to their Boynton Hotel for the
winter.
Meanwhile, the area expanded
rapidly as a farming community,
growing vegetables for the hotel
guests and also opening up new
sources of revenue through
shipment of winter vegetables to
other areas of the country.
the name of its founder, Major
Nathan Smith Boynton who came
to South Florida from Port Huron,
Michigan in 1895. He bought 500
acres and began construction of
the Boynton Hotel in 1895 with
workman recruited from
Michigan. They brought their
families and settled in the new
town.
When Henry M. Flagler brought
the Florida East Coast railroad into
Florida, visitors seeking the warm
weather of the area began
arriving for what was to become
the winter tourist season. Even
Boynton and his family, who spent
their summers in Port Huron, came
back to their Boynton Hotel for the
winter.
Meanwhile, the area expanded
rapidly as a farming community,
growing vegetables for the hotel
guests and also opening up new
sources of revenue through
shipment of winter vegetables to
other areas of the country.
"Bought land & transformed
this vast wilderness..."
Major Nathan Smith Boynton,
circa 1880
this vast wilderness..."
Major Nathan Smith Boynton,
circa 1880
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