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History. Hobe Sound is the anglicized form of the name of a village of the Jaega, a Native American group that lived in the area before European settlement. The Spanish recorded the village name as "Jobe" or "Jove" [ˈxoβe]. [6]
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When the United States assumed control of Florida, it agreed to honor land grants. Gomez's claim, however, was challenged for various reasons, eventually to be settled by the U.S. Supreme Court. He attained clear title 20 years later, with the properties undeveloped. It is not known if Don Eusebio Gomez ever visited the bestowed land, but rather co...
In 1892, a group of Englishmen bought land from Don Eusebio Gomez's heirs, intending to develop a pineapple plantation, as the Indian River Pineapple and Coconut Growers Association, or simply IRPCGA. Sales of coconuts from existing palms was minimally successful on Jupiter Island. By 1895, with the construction of Flagler's railway, at least 50 in...
About 1896, John H. Grant and wife established the first inn, Highlander, located on an elevated section of the mainland, 72 feet above the surrounding landscape, permitting spectacular views. There were a few homes in Hobe Sound by the early 1900s, with a railroad station, post office operated by John Grant and an ice plant. The inn would eventual...
The Hobe Sound Yacht Club at Beach Road on Jupiter Island was founded at the turn of the 20th century, mostly as a social group. Indian River Association built a water and electric plant and the first Hobe Sound Bridge, plus dredge a ferry landing near Gleason Street until the bridge to Jupiter Island was completed. Many fishermen owned camps along...
Jefferson had plans to establish an "enclave" for theatrical performers in Hobe Sound, long before the advent of motion pictures. He hoped actors, actresses, directors, managers and other stage people would build homes and live in what would be named Jeffersonville. Unfortunately, the theater community never materialized.
The first Caucasian to be born at home in Hobe Sound was Dorothy Powell, Aug. 1, 1912; sister, Florence, was born Aug. 6, 1914, and died in December 2005. Telephone service in Hobe Sound, as in Stuart, was initiated in 1915. Indian River Association sold its accumulated 7,300 acres to the Hobe Sound Co., Jan. 1, 1920, including the townsite of Hobe...
By 1924, during the booming '20s, Olympia Improvement Corp. initiated grand plans to develop Hobe Sound into a 'Hollywood' movie-making center, attracting attention from investors and the public. Concrete light poles with unwired lamps lined streets named with a Greek theme: Olympus, Zeus, Athena, Apollo, Adonis, Mercury, Mars. Hobe Sound would be ...
Within about four years, Reed bought out virtually all the stockholders, assuming control of the company. For the next 65 years, the Reed family managed the Hobe Sound Co. Its three primary assets were the original water plant, Jupiter Island Club and the remaining unsold Gomez Grant real estate, including property in mainland Hobe Sound. The natio...
In 1942, during World War II, Camp Murphy was constructed in Hobe Sound as a training facility for the U.S. Army Signal Corps. The purpose of the 10,000-acre base was to train men in how to operate and repair RADAR equipment. Approximately 10,000 men passed through its gates; the facility closed in 1944, having fulfilled its goal for the war effort...
Through the years, there have been several notable tourist attractions in Hobe Sound, such as William 'Wild Bill' Meredith's Seminole Indian Village and Zoo, on U.S. 1 in the '30s, Algozzini's highway shell-souvenir 'stand' and a landmark restaurant, Harry and the Natives. Hobe Sound was even recognized nationally with the construction of the revol...
Aug 6, 2018 · Hobe Sound’s roots date to the late 1600s when a British merchant ship, the Reformation, on its way from Jamaica to Philadelphia, sank off the coast just north of the Jupiter Inlet.
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The Ais word for “turtle” is “hobe,” and the area was once teeming with these creatures. Thus, the town was named Hobe Sound. The Ais also had a strong connection to the land, and they believed that the spirits of their ancestors lived in the trees and rocks that surrounded them.
Hobe Sound received its name by 1699, according to the Florida WPA Guide. Parts of Hobe Sound were included in the 12,000 acres (49 km2) of the Gomez grant given by Spain to Don Eusebio in 1815. In 1821, Gomez sold 8,000 acres (32 km2), including Jupiter Island, to Joseph Delespine for $1 per acre.
Mar 10, 1985 · But before the town was incorporated in 1953 it was known as Hobe Sound because that is the name of the dusty hamlet on the mainland where the nearest post office was.
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Hobe Sound was originally inhabited by the Jaega Native Americans; the Spanish gave it the name "Jobe" in an attempt to spell the village's original Native American name. However, the town grew when Henry Flagler's railroad was built through the area, bringing jobs and tourism to Hobe Sound.
