We are Limestone Creek

Date Issued:: 2009
Summary:: Limestone Creek is an unincorporated community existing within the planning and zoning boundary lines of Jupiter, Florida. Contrasting the economically flush and rapidly developing surrounding municipality of Jupiter, Limestone Creek is a predominantly African American community with an apparent economic gap that leaves the community untouched by development. This thesis project attempts to capture the voices of Limestone Creek and Jupiter residents pertaining to their accounts with an unincorporated area surrounded by a much wealthier municipality. Interviews were conducted with the residents of the community, Palm Beach County and the Town of Jupiter residents and officials, in an effort to explore the existence of an isolated African American community. The research resulted in varied responses to the idea of incorporation because of lack of funds. Conclusions to this research reveal that, to the members of the community, while race underlies all discussions of incorporation the more immediate issue is about securing basic services and infrastructure.

Title:	We are Limestone Creek: an oral history of Limestone Creek community Jupiter, Florida.	140 views 16 downloads
Name(s):	Stout, Sara M. Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
Type of Resource:	text
Genre:	Thesis
Issuance:	multipart monograph
Date Issued:	2009
Publisher:	Florida Atlantic University
Physical Form:	electronic resource
Extent:	v, 45 p. : ill. (some col.)
Language(s):	English
Summary:	Limestone Creek is an unincorporated community existing within the planning and zoning boundary lines of Jupiter, Florida. Contrasting the economically flush and rapidly developing surrounding municipality of Jupiter, Limestone Creek is a predominantly African American community with an apparent economic gap that leaves the community untouched by development. This thesis project attempts to capture the voices of Limestone Creek and Jupiter residents pertaining to their accounts with an unincorporated area surrounded by a much wealthier municipality. Interviews were conducted with the residents of the community, Palm Beach County and the Town of Jupiter residents and officials, in an effort to explore the existence of an isolated African American community. The research resulted in varied responses to the idea of incorporation because of lack of funds. Conclusions to this research reveal that, to the members of the community, while race underlies all discussions of incorporation the more immediate issue is about securing basic services and infrastructure.
Identifier:	781627029 (oclc), 3325089 (digitool), FADT3325089 (IID), fau:1386 (fedora)
Note(s):	by Sara M. Stout. Thesis (B.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, Honors College, 2009. Includes bibliography. Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2009. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subject(s):	Municipal government -- Florida -- Jupiter Suburban African Americans -- Social conditions -- 21st century Jupiter (Fla.) -- Limestone Creek -- Biography Jupiter (Fla.) -- Limestone Creek -- Social aspects Jupiter (Fla.) -- Limestone Creek -- Political aspects
Held by:	FBoU FAUER
Persistent Link to This Record:	http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3325089
Use and Reproduction:	Copyright © is held by the author, with permission granted to Florida Atlantic University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
Host Institution:	FAU

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