Belle Glade

Belle Glade
a city in SE Florida. 16,535.

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      city, Palm Beach county, south-central Florida, U.S., about 40 miles (65 km) west of West Palm Beach, near the southeastern shores of Lake Okeechobee (Okeechobee, Lake). The area was originally inhabited by Calusa and later by Seminole Indians. A settlement was built there in 1925 and was originally known as Hillsboro. It was renamed Belle Glade based on an informal poll, where it was suggested that the city was “the belle of the Glades,” in reference to the nearby Everglades. A hurricane (1928) caused widespread damage, but the community was rebuilt and incorporated in the same year. It developed as an agricultural centre, noted for winter vegetables grown on the surrounding rich Everglades muckland. Belle Glade became a city by referendum in 1945.

      The modern economy remains based on agriculture; sugarcane and vegetables are the primary crops. The Everglades Research and Education Center (affiliated with the University of Florida (Florida, University of)) is about 2 miles (3 km) east. Belle Glade has a campus of Palm Beach Community College. Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge is about 20 miles (30 km) southeast of the city. Pop. (1990) 16,177; (2000) 14,906.

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