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