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Street Names
A history of street names

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Street Name

Historical Description of Name

Bush Road Named after Will Bush who was a b/m that homesteaded in Jupiter
Call Place George Call had his office there at the time the Loxahatchee Laments were published.  He was chairman of the board of Jupiter Christian School in the 1980’s.
Carl Street Located in Yach Club Estates, was named after the developers child
Center Street Area of Jupiter Plantation - 1838 New Fort Jupiter was the center line for the City.
Church Street Named after the Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church
   
Cinquez Park Road Cinquez Park was Abcineo Park
Clemons Street The Plat for Suni Sands in 1949 shows the original street name as Clemones St.  The owners of the land were W. M. and Evie Clemones of Rome, Georgia.  In 1973, the street was still referred to as Clemones in the Town Commission minutes. No record in the minutes of an official change to Clemons St.
Donald Ross Road Named after a WWII veteran
Ellison Wilson Road Named after a WWII veteran 
Glynn Mayo Highway So named after a proclamation for the Town of Jupiter's first Chief of Police. (See proclamation)
Hepburn Avenue Named after the Hepburn Family
Hibiscus Street Named after the Town of Jupiter's Flower
Jones Creek Drive A section in Maplewood which was named after a squatter.
Killane Drive Capt. Denis Joseph Killane was born October 16, 1905 in Brooklyn, NY and died in Tequesta, Fl. May 9, 2003.  He was the son of Dennis Killane and Emma Dalmus.  He moved to the area in 1946.  He owned and operated Killane’s Tavern of Rosedale, L. I. NY.  He was a veteran of WWII serving with the US Army Corps of Engineers.  He captained a charter fishing boat called “Ho Hum” for many years.  (From Palm Beach Post Obituary) He moved to Jupiter and got a place on the Loxahatchee River. Capt. Killane was an early employee of the Town of Jupiter. Town Council minutes from 1962 - 1969 show him working on such projects as landscaping and cleaning right of way, repairing pot holes and many other jobs. In January of 1984 a suggestion was made by Commissioner Johnston that Pennock Rd. be changed to Killane Rd. in recognition of his service.  Ordinance 9-84 renaming N. Pennock Rd. to Killane Dr. was adopted March 6, 1984.
Laird Lane This section in Palm Point was named after Frank Laird.
Limestone Creek Road Was originally known as School House Road.
Love Street The Plat for Suni Sands in 1949 shows the original street name as Loveless St. The owners of the land were W. M. and Evie Clemones of Rome, Georgia . The residents requested the street be changed to Love St. in 1971, citing the original name of Loveless was Evie’s maiden name. They did not want to live on a “loveless” street.
Marcinski Road Named after the last Homesteader in Palm Beach County
Old Fort Jupiter Road Off Loxahatchee River Road was the 1838 site of Fort Jupiter
Pennock Several streets in Town are named after the Pennock family. Shirley Pennock Floyd, daughter of Henry S. Pennock probably put it best in the Loxahatchee Lament when she said “Pennock Plantation” (dairy and fern business) “and Henry S. Pennock affected the lives of everyone in Jupiter for over 50 years.”
Perry Ave. Wise Perry and Perry Realty are mentioned in the Town minutes of 1928 in relation to Pine Gardens.
Radio Road Was the original site for MacKay Radio
Roebuck Road Originally Named after Arthur Roebuck
Ryan Road Dan Ryan came to Jupiter as a young man assigned to the Jupiter Naval Radio Station. He met and married Mary Albertson, daughter of Susie Carlin Albertson. He was a Jupiter Town Commissioner.
Seabrook Road Captain Charles Seabrook was keeper of the lighthouse from 1919-1947. He lived there with his wife and six children and retired to a home built on Seabrook Rd. His son, Ed, was an entomologist who worked for the County and made Jupiter a more pleasant place to live by taking measures to control mosquitoes and sand flies.
Shirley Drive Named after Shirley Pennock Floyd
Turner Quay J. F. Turner, Jr. was Mayor of Jupiter 1928-1930. He married Emily, daughter of Capt. Charles Carlin. He owned a fern business in Jupiter when this was a major industry of the Town.
Yacht Club Estates Streets in Yacht Club Estates - Platted in 1948 and owned by Charles A. and Elsa P. Body, street names are reputed to be their children’s names.
 

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