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Jupiter Island | Discover The Secrets Of The Life Fantastic Wealth Can Bring

• Of Florida’s Treasure Coast’s three Barrier Islands, Jupiter Island is the southernmost
• The Gomez Grant. was the first recorded history of Jupiter Island
• As a reward for faithful service, the King of Spain made a land grant to Eusebio Gomez in 1815
• This included not only Jupiter Island, but almost all of what has now become known as mainland Hobe Sound
• The land was divided and divided again amongst the Gomez heirs and others over the years
• In the early 1900s, much of it was sold to a British land development company that ended up going bankrupt in the late 1920s
• The holdings were acquired by a group of friends who enjoyed staying at a small island hotel
• They had the idea of conserving the natural beauty of the Island, and this has continued to be the intention of the original owners, their heirs and others who have purchased land & built homes here
• Much of Jupiter Island has been given to the Audubon Society, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and the Nature Conservancy for wildlife refuges and preservation of the natural ecology
• In 1953 Jupiter Island was incorporated as a town and enacted strict low-density zoning regulations which have preserved its natural beauty
• Single family residential homes are zoned for 1 & 2-acres and no hi-rises or multiple family dwellings are permitted
• The town has its own government including a mayor, commissioners, a fire department, and a police department with the highest ratio of police to residents anywhere in the United States
• There are approximately 450 homes located on Jupiter Island
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