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Palm Beach County’s first tourists were the early settlers. These earliest visitors became the first residents of the area. The first permanent residents of Palm Beach County date back to 1872. They struggled to clear the dense marshland for building homes and growing crops.   

Farming was the way that most of the early homesteaders and pioneers made their living. Most people probably do not know that Palm Beach County was once the largest pineapple growing area in the continental United States (at that time Hawaii was still a territory). Pineapple growing in Florida goes back to 1860, when Benjamin Baker planted the first pineapples in the Florida Keys at Plantation Key from plants he had brought in from Cuba. By 1876, pineapple farming was…

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Be like a pineapple this weekend, sweet on the inside and wearing a crown at the Jensen Beach Pineapple Festival. The 3-day pineapple festival is all about celebrating the delicious fruit. 

The Jensen Beach Pineapple Festival has earned a great reputation over its 28-year history. It remains one of the original and biggest street festivals in Florida. At the Pineapple Festival you will find tons of pineapples for sale, pineapple delicacies ranging from sweet to savory, cocktails, juices and more. Carnival rides and live music make it a true festival. Live music will be performed by big names such as Smashmouth, Big Fire and Lincoln Brewster.

The Jensen Beach Pineapple Festival will go from 6pm to 11pm on Friday, 2pm to 11pm on Saturday and 12pm to…

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