Flagler County, Florida
The story of Palm Coast
Everything below is a single verifiable claim with a citation attached. Where the record is a local legend rather than a document, it says so.
founding
How it started
- 1969
ITT Community Development Corporation created Palm Coast in 1969 and opened its welcome centre on 29 October 1970 - a date the city still keeps as Founder's Day. Palm Coast did not incorporate until 31 December 1999.
etymology
How it got its name
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The name was the developer's: a product name for a planned community, not an inherited place name.
industry
What it lived on
- 1969
Land development at scale. ITT cut 46 miles of freshwater canals and 23 miles of saltwater canals to manage the water table and sell the lots.
claim to fame
What it is known for
- 1999
One of the largest planned communities ever laid out in Florida, and one of the last to become a city - it took thirty years from welcome centre to incorporation.
landmark
What still stands
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The saltwater canal network, 23 miles of it, cut by the developer.
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The Intracoastal Waterway, the city's eastern edge, separating the mainland from the Hammock barrier island.