Loxahatchee Groves, Florida

Loxahatchee Groves is a town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States.

Bensel, and company engineer Torvald Garfield "T. G." Thorgesen, created the first topographical map of Loxahatchee Groves during the following three years.

[4] Bensel opened a combined gas station, grocery store, and post office in 1925.

Loxahatchee Groves received extensive damage during the 1928 Okeechobee hurricane, with almost every home knocked off of its foundations.

[4] A movement for incorporating Loxahatchee Groves, for the purpose of preserving the rural lifestyle of the area, began in 2003 as a consequence.

The residents voted 458–350 in favor of incorporation, on October 10, 2006, making Loxahatchee Groves the 38th municipality in Palm Beach County.

Dave Autrey, David Browning, Marge Herzog, Bill Louda, and Dennis Lipp were the first elected council members, while Browning was selected to be mayor and Herzog was chosen to be vice mayor at the first town council meeting on March 29.

[6] Prior to the election, a political forum for the candidates was hosted at a naturist resort, drawing a crowd of about 100 people.

[16] Okeechobee Boulevard, designated as State Road 704 to the east of Royal Palm Beach, also runs east-to-west through the town.