Jupiter, Florida

Jupiter is located in Palm Beach County on Florida's Atlantic coast. The Loxahatchee River flows west out of the Jupiter Inlet. Jupiter was the northern terminus of the Jupiter & Lake Worth Railway, also known as the Celestial Railroad, which ran south to Juno on Lake Worth. The Expedition party traveled on this railway heading north. While in Jupiter, the Expedition party ate on Captain Vaill's Floating Hotel, the Steamer "Rockledge," and Sydney O. Chase and Wallace R. Moses climbed the Jupiter Lighthouse to view the inlet and surrounding region. The Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse was completed in 1860 and is considered to be the oldest structure in the county.

Credits:

• View of lighthouse and steamers from across the inlet - Jupiter Inlet, circa 1890s, State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory (Shows steamships docked at the Celestial Railroad dock.)

Sources:

• "Jupiter," Palm Beach County History Online
• Historical Society of Palm Beach County
• "Jupiter, Florida," Wikipedia.org

References in the Texts:

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• April 6, Wednesday
• April 9, Saturday
• April 15, Friday

For other topics referenced in the Expedition texts, please refer to the Index to Subjects and Names.
1892 Everglades Exploration Expedition : Three Digital Texts, 2015