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EVERGLADES SETTLEMENTS

 

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Lake Harbor originated in 1912, when the Okeechobee Fruitlands Company built the Bolles Hotel to house potential land purchasers. Until 1931, the town was named Ritta, a misspelling of Rita, meaning small and lovely.

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