In the accounts of the Expedition the authors use the name "Lake Worth" as a reference to both to the body of water of that name and to the communities surrounding it. Lake Worth actually was a fresh water lake in the 1800s, but towards the end of the century small inlets were created and a canal was completed from the north end of the lake to Jupiter Inlet connecting it with the ocean. Now, the body of water is commonly called Lake Worth Lagoon. Lake Worth is located in Palm Beach County, but in 1892 it was part of Dade County. The lake runs north-south parallel to the coast. The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway was completed from the south end of Lake Worth to Biscayne Bay in the early 1900s. The communities on Lake Worth included Juno to the north and Palm Beach on the barrier island to the east.
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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