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The History of Port St. Lucie, Florida
Port Saint Lucie was a largely uninhabited tract of land south of White City Florida. In the 1950s, Port St. Lucie was made up of a fishing camp, a few farms and some businesses near US1. In 1958, the General Development Corporation (GDC) purchased the River Park development and 40,000 acres along the North Fork of the St. Lucie River. In 1959, GDC opened its first bridge over the St. Lucie River, allowing for direct automobile access to Port St. Lucie, and paving the way for one of the fastest growing cities in the United States.
In 1961, with 250 homes in the city, GDC requested the state legislature to incorporate 70 miles along with the River Park settlement into the City of Port St. Lucie. River Park did not incorporate into the city at the request of its residents. Port St. Lucie became a city on April 27, 1961 with the passage of House Bill No. 953, proposed by State Representative Rupert Smith and approved by Florida Governor C. Farris Bryant.
Fast forward to the early 1990's when Core Communities acquired, and began planning on what would become St. Lucie West. Originally, St. Lucie West was planned to have contained about 14,000 homes over a 20-year period on 7 square miles. But after realizing the communities strategic position, they began developing it into more than just a residential area. CC began building business sectors and places where people could have fun. That resulted in 7,000 jobs being brought to the small town, helping it into its boom during most of the early 2000s.
Today the city has a total area of 76.7 square miles (198.6 km²), of which, 75.5 square miles (195.6 km²) is land and 1.1 square miles (3.0 km²) (1.50%) is water.
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