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Lake Wales is located on the Lake Wales Ridge, [10] a sandy upland area running roughly parallel to both coasts in the center of the peninsula. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 14.0 square miles (36 km 2 ), of which 13.4 square miles (35 km 2 ) is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km 2 ) (4.71%) is water.
Lakeshore is located in eastern Polk County, 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Nalcrest and 11 miles (18 km) east-southeast of Lake Wales. The community was established in the 1960s as a retirement community for former federal employees, and was thus named Fedhaven; when the land was later sold to private ownership, its name was changed to Lakeshore. [ 2 ]
In 1928, June Hobbs and a nurse opened Lake Wales' first hospital; it had nine beds and was in a two-story apartment. About one year later it closed. [1] [2] In 1929, Lake Wales, Highland Park and Mountain Lake raised $80,000 to build a 25-bed hospital. Lake Wales Hospital officially opened on March 12, 1930.
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In November 2002, the Education Committee of the Lake Wales Area Chamber of Commerce initiated a Feasibility Study to assess the potential enhancements for the Lake Wales area schools. Over a span of two months, this study involved 157 interviews and culminated in the publication and distribution of a "Report on Feasibility Study" [ 2 ] on ...