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

History

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

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

Isaac W. West was nominated to be postmaster.

Legacy

A historical marker commemorates the community.

See also

• List of ghost towns in Florida

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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County seat: West Palm Beach
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