Chosen is a ghost town in Palm Beach County, Florida[1] near Belle Glade, Florida and Lake Okeechobee. The deadly 1928 Okeechobee hurricane devastated the area.[2][3]

History

The Mayaimi established mounds in the area. A town was established by J. R. (John Robert) Leatherman, a Christian pietist Dunkard from Virginia.[4] A school was established in 1921.[5]

Alan Lomax and Zora Neale Hurston planned to visit the area during a recording expedition.[6]

Isaac W. West was nominated to be postmaster.[7]

Legacy

A historical marker commemorates the community.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Chosen, Florida". www.pbchistoryonline.org. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023.
  2. ^ Neely, Wayne (December 9, 2014). The Great Okeechobee Hurricane of 1928. iUniverse. ISBN 9781491754467 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Will, Lawrence E. (July 24, 1961). "Okeechobee Hurricane and the Hoover Dike". Great Outdoors Publishing Company – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "The Florida Handbook". Peninsular Publishing Company. July 24, 1973 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Morris, Allen (October 17, 2015). Florida Place Names: Alachua to Zolfo Springs. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781561648399 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Szwed, John (December 30, 2010). Alan Lomax: The Man Who Recorded the World. Penguin. ISBN 9781101190340 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Senate, United States Congress (July 24, 1945). "Journal of the Executive Proceedings of the Senate of the United States of America". order of the Senate of the United States – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Information, Palm Beaches (July 18, 2016). "Origins & History of the Palm Beaches: The Short Life and Sudden End of God's 'Chosen' City".


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