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Loxahatchee River Historical Society:
Illuminating History For 50 Years - From Oil House
Museum To A National Heritage Site
Jan. 27 marked a remarkable milestone for the local today, the society has
nonprofit Loxahatchee River Historical Society (LRHS). Fifty honored the legacy
years ago, the society incorporated to begin the important work of that first meeting
of documenting and preserving the area’s more than 6,000- between Ethel Gravett
year history. Today the society is best known for operating the and Bessie DuBois.
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum. As we look
In 1970, Ethel Gravett took her son’s Cub Scout troop to back over the past
visit the home of local historian and pioneer Bessie Wilson 50 years, we honor
DuBois. Bessie told the Cub Scouts stories of our history, while the dedication of
showing them treasures, artifacts, and photos she collected over the volunteers and
her lifetime in Jupiter. When Ethel learned that Bessie was staff of the LRHS
worried about the future of her collection, she had a vision that for their dedication
would change our community forever. Serving as the chair for to keep preserving
Jupiter-Tequesta Junior Woman’s Club, she galvanized local and retelling the
civic organizations and other community members, organized stories of our unique
meetings, and formed the “Loxahatchee Historical Society.” coastal community
The following year, the society opened the first Lighthouse and its cherished
Museum in the 1860 Oil House adjacent to the Lighthouse. Lighthouse. Visit
First there was the urgent need for preservation. The jupiterlighthouse.org
society acquired the listing of the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse on to join us for upcoming
the National Register of Historic Places and the 1898 DuBois 50th Anniversary
Pioneer Home, which they operated as a museum house from programs and events.
1977 until 2007, when the county closed it for renovations.
Volunteers rallied to save the Lighthouse and maintain it as an Dedication of the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area
active aid to navigation when the U.S. Coast Guard considered
decommissioning the Lighthouse in favor of a modern light
atop a condo.
The Loxahatchee Historical Museum opened in 1988 in Leaving Your Employer?
Burt Reynolds Park offering exhibits and creating a home for Understand Your 401(k) Options.
the DuBois and other collections. On Pearl Harbor Day 2006,
the society opened the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum in At Edward Jones, we can explain options for your
the restored WWII Navy Married Men’s Housing building. The 401(k), including leaving the money in your former
society then spearheaded efforts to obtain permanent protection employer’s plan, moving it to your new employer’s
of the Lighthouse and surrounding 120 acres of sensitive plan, rolling it over to an individual Retirement
habitat as an Outstanding Natural Area (ONA) in the National Account (IRA) or cashing out the account subject to
Conservation Lands. These special Conservation Lands are a tax consequences.
part of the U.S. Department of Interior and managed by the
Bureau of Land Management. The Congressional Bill was To learn more, call today.
signed by President George W. Bush on May 8, 2008 and gave
the Jupiter Lighthouse the national recognition it deserves. The
society was named as a managing partner, an unusual honor
for a nonprofit in public lands legislation. Sally S Stahl, AAMS®
From the opening of the first Lighthouse Museum in the Financial Advisor www.edwardjones.com
1860 Oil House to the current operations of the Jupiter Inlet 1851 W Indiantown Rd Ste 106 M e m b P I S r e C
Lighthouse & Museum serving over 100,000 annual visitors
Jupiter, FL 33458
561-748-7600
Ethel Gravett at the LHS Oil House Museum dedication in 1973
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