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While most of the Boca Raton Army Air Field was deactivated in 1946, more than 800 acres (3.2 km 2) were retained as the Boca Raton Air Force Auxiliary Field. Another 85 acres (0.34 km 2 ) were used in the 1950s for a secret project to produce stem rust spores for possible use as a biological agent against wheat production in the Soviet Union .
Boca Raton Army Air Field was a World War II United States Army Air Forces airfield, located 1.7 miles (2.7 km) northwest of the 1940s borders of Boca Raton, Florida. During World War II , it operated the only training for the then new and secret technology of radar .
Boca Raton Airport. The Boca Raton Airport (BCT) is a general aviation airport immediately adjacent to Florida Atlantic University and Interstate 95. It has a control tower which is staffed from 0700 to 2300. The Boca Raton Airport is publicly owned and governed by a seven-member Authority appointed by the City of Boca Raton and the Palm Beach ...
The Boca Raton Airport started off as a grass strip along the west side of what is now Florida Atlantic University. It turns 75 years old this month. Boca Raton Airport celebrates 75 years.
Boca Raton Army Airfield, 2.1 miles (3.4 km) northeast of Boca Raton; 3501st Army Air Force Base Unit (Technical School, Radar) Airfield became: Boca Raton Airport (IATA: BCT, ICAO: KBCT, FAA LID: BCT) Station became: Florida Atlantic University
The Florida East Coast Railway reached Boca Raton in 1895, the same year that railroad agent and surveyor Thomas Rickards became the first white settler in Boca Raton. Another significant event in 1895 was the completion of the first railroad across Lake Worth, linking Palm Beach and West Palm Beach to allow guests at Flagler's hotels direct ...
The historical society has been a contributor of researching local history of Florida and Boca Raton and offers scholars, educators, university graduates and interns access to their research collection and publications, such as the Spanish Papers. [3] The Boca Raton Historical Museum is publicly open from Monday through Friday from 10am to 4pm. [1]
The Yamato Colony was an attempt to create a community of Japanese farmers in what is now Boca Raton, Florida, early in the 20th century. With encouragement from Florida authorities, young Japanese men were recruited to farm in the colony. There were as many as 75 Japanese men, some with their families, at the peak.