Belle Glade, Florida
Belle Glade, Florida | |
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| City of Belle Glade | |
.jpg) Main Street in Belle Glade | |
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| Nickname: | |
| Motto: Her Soil is Her Fortune | |
 Location of Belle Glade, Florida | |
| Coordinates: 26°41′7″N 80°40′17″W / 26.68528°N 80.67139°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Florida |
| County |  Palm Beach |
| Settled (Hillsboro Settlement) | c. 1912–April 8, 1928[3][4][5][6][7] [8] |
| Incorporated (Town of Belle Glade) | April 9, 1928[3][4][5][6][7][8] |
| Incorporated (City of Belle Glade) | September 11, 1945[3][4][5][6][7][8] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commissioner-Manager |
| • Mayor | Steve B. Wilson |
| • Vice Mayor | Joaquin Almazan |
| • Commissioners | Mary Ross Wilkerson, Andrew L. Berry, and City Treasurer Zayteck D. Marin |
| • City Manager | Diana Hughes |
| • City Clerk | Jessica Figueroa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.03 sq mi (18.21 km2) |
| • Land | 6.97 sq mi (18.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2) |
| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 16,698 |
| • Density | 2,395.01/sq mi (924.66/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 33430 |
| Area code(s) | 561, 728 |
| FIPS code | 12-05200[11] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0278445[10] |
| Website | http://www.bellegladegov.com/ |
Belle Glade is a city in south-central Florida and it is the far western part of Palm Beach County, Florida, United States, on the southeastern shore of Lake Okeechobee. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. According to the 2020 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 16,698, down from 17,467 in the 2010 census.
Belle Glade (and the surrounding area) is sometimes referred to as "Muck City" due to the large quantity of muck, in which sugarcane grows, found in the area.[1] Despite being located in the South Florida region of the state, Belle Glade is culturally more associated with the Florida Heartland.
For a time during the early to mid 1980s, the city had the highest rate of AIDS infection per capita (37 cases in a population of roughly 19,000) in the United States.[12] According to the FBI, in 2003, the city had the second highest violent crime rate in the country at 298 per 10,000 residents.[citation needed] In 2010, the Palm Beach County sheriff's office estimated that half of the young men in Belle Glade between the ages of 18 and 25 had felony convictions.[13]
History[edit]
Origins[edit]
The Belle Glade area was originally inhabited by the Calusa Indians, and their prehistoric habitation and burial mounds can be found west of Belle Glade in Chosen, known as the "Indian Mound." These sites were excavated by the Smithsonian Institution in the early 1930s and later by archaeologists from the Florida State Museum in Gainesville. The Seminole Indians, historically associated with this region, are descendants of tribes from Georgia and Alabama who migrated southward due to government-driven expansion and development. The Seminoles named the lake region "Okeechobee land," signifying the Land of Big Water.
In 1912, construction commenced to control Lake Okeechobee's flood waters, with the completion of three major canals in 1913: the Hillsboro Canal, the North New River Canal, and the Miami Canal. This infrastructure drew early settlers, and small settlements emerged at the junction of the North New River Canal and the Hillsboro Canal, known today as South Bay. The Torry Island general store opened, followed by the establishment of a post office, and by 1917, South Bay was home to 12 families. Belle Glade, originally named Hillsboro, and Pahokee, initially known as East Beach and then Ridgeway Beach, also began to be settled north of South Bay. The arrival of the railroad marked the construction of permanent structures in these communities.
After the Torry Island post office closed, Belle Glade was granted its own post office in 1921, and the town experienced increased development due to improved mail and railway transportation. Founded during the Florida land boom of the 1920s, Belle Glade was part of efforts to establish drainage systems to reclaim dry land from the Everglades, particularly around Lake Okeechobee, for agricultural purposes. The Florida legislature established an agricultural research station in Belle Glade in 1921 to study crop cultivation methods on reclaimed Everglades land. By 1925, a settlement named originally Hillsboro was established, and in 1926, the Florida East Coast Railway extended its system to Belle Glade, further facilitating the town's growth.
1928 hurricane[edit]
On September 16, 1928, a hurricane more devastating than any storm before came through and almost wiped Belle Glade off the map. The fierce winds pushed all the water from the northern part of the lake down south drenching the Glades. The water rose four to eight feet in just an hour. In some places, water reached as high as 25 feet above sea level. Houses were ripped off their foundation and torn apart by the surging water and raging winds. It is estimated that 2,500 people died as a result of the hurricane Contemporary accounts stated that most of the dead were Black migrant farmworkers, a "large percentage" of whom were believed to be from the Bahamas. A statue today commemorates those who perished. The high death toll gained national attention, which eventually resulted in the construction of the Hoover Dike to control Lake Okeechobee flooding. The dike proved worthy of surviving the severe storm of 1947, assuring people that the lake waters no longer posed a threat to residents nearby. Following the hurricane of 1928, the true pioneers picked up and started planting new crops. One pioneer, in particular, had an active role in the development of the Glades before and after the storm. Lawrence E. Will, along with four others, started the settlement of Okeelanta where he cleared sawgrass for farming. He became a licensed boat operator and helped provide transportation between the Glades settlements. He later settled in Belle Glade and opened an automobile dealership with a service and parts store. Will continued to play an instrumental role as a member of the town council and part-time fire chief for 30 years. He eventually became known as the Cracker Historian writing several books on the history of the Glades.
World War II[edit]
German prisoners of war were confined in camps located at Belle Glade and nearby Clewiston during World War II.[14]
HIV/AIDS[edit]
In the early 1980s, researchers began to notice a large number of people with AIDS in Belle Glade. The disease had first been identified by doctors in New York and California in 1981, and it was largely associated with communities of gay men in and around large cities. In Belle Glade, however, people with AIDS mainly identified as heterosexual, and around half were women. Some researchers, and notably Dr. Mark Whiteside and Dr. Carolyn MacLeod of the Institute of Tropical Medicine, in Miami, hypothesized that AIDS in Belle Glade might be connected to poverty and poor living conditions in the city's "colored town," where many people diagnosed with the disease also lived. Their theory, along with the very high per capita AIDS rate in Belle Glade, brought notoriety to the town as the "AIDS capital of the world." Whiteside and MacLeod's theory turned out to be incorrect, but subsequent research conducted in Belle Glade shaped scientific knowledge about the transmission of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, through heterosexual sex.[15]
HER SOIL IS HER FOUTONE[edit]
Farming lands were slowly extended and roads paved. Packinghouses were created by farmers as a way to easily and efficiently pack truckload after truckload into crates to be placed in railroad cars for shipment to the market. Market demands and production played a major role in changes in crops. In the 1930s beans were the money crop, with excess beans being able to be frozen and canned. In 1945 German prisoners of war (POWs) were sent to a camp east of Belle Glade and next to the Everglades Experiment Station. The war prisoners worked in a bean-canning factory or the sugar cane fields. Local farmers had to be persuaded to hire the men for just 80 cents a day. Over time, farmers began to look at other crops for diversification and as a way to stabilize the economy. Celery and sweet corn became popular crops that turned into moneymakers. At the same time, beef cattle sales increased and in 1960 the Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida Inc. was formed to add stability to the Glades’ agricultural industry.
With a history as rich as its soil, Belle Glade continues to be diverse and unique. Existing side by side through good water management, sport fishing, and a thriving agricultural industry are each closely tied to Lake Okeechobee. The Belle Glade Marina Campground has become a home away from home for many visitors who want to try their luck catching one of the "Big O's" famous wide-mouth bass. The campground offers 350 campsites, tent camping, boat ramps, picnic facilities, and miniature golf. It is within walking distance of a challenging 18-hole public golf course.
Over the years and into today, the Glades maintains being a major hub of the Florida Heartland as one of the country’s top suppliers of vegetables, fruits, and sugar cane. Although green beans led the way at one time, today's most important crops are celery, lettuce, sweet corn, and sugar cane. The area is also well known for its ornamental cane fields and sod farms. Today, Belle Glade maintains its agricultural and "small town" roots. The current population represents many diverse ethnic backgrounds and is just under 18,000 residents.
Belle Glade has a local theater, the Dolly Hand Cultural Arts Center, that has been providing the community with quality arts and entertainment since 1982 and a local museum, the Lawrence E. Will Museum of the Glades, with a collection of artifacts from the Seminoles, early pioneer settlements, agricultural tools and innovations, the early hurricanes of the 20th century, and local history records through the 1960s.
Florida became a territory in 1821 and a state of the union in 1845. Although there was a boom in land sales in this area, many of the purchasers were disillusioned with drainage problems most of the land reverted to the state. by 1912, construction had begun on three major canals for controlling Lake Okeechobee's floodwaters. Canals completed in 1913 were the Hillsboro, the North New River, and the Miami Canal.
One of the colorful versions concerning the naming of the community tells that a blackboard was placed in a hotel lobby where suggestions could be written on the board. The suggestion receiving the most votes was that it should be called Belle Glade since the settlement was "the belle of the Glades. “The Hillsboro Community Council was formed in 1919 and operated as the town's governing body until its incorporation on April 9, 1928. This council was directly responsible for the location here of Everglades Experiment Station, a University of Florida agricultural research and experiment station. The center's name was recently changed to Agricultural Research and Education Center.
The loss of life caused by the storm brought to national prominence the need for Lake Okeechobee flood control. Following President Herbert Hoover's visit in 1929, federal and state governments agreed to undertake the construction of a levee. Today, the Hoover Dike includes approximately 85 miles of levee whose height varies from 34 feet upward. It is 22 feet above sea level and it is at least five feet above the highest point that the lake has ever reached. Along with flood control, two important activities have contributed to Belle Glade's progress. Existing side by side through good water management, sport fishing, and a thriving agricultural industry are each closely tied to Lake Okeechobee. The Belle Glade Marina Campground has become a home away from home for many visitors who want to try their luck catching the "Big O's" famous wide-mouth bass. The campground offers 350 campsites, tent camping, boat ramps, picnic facilities, and miniature golf. It is within walking distance of a challenging 18-hole public golf course. From those earliest days to the present, agriculture has played an equally important part in the area's development. Although green beans led the way at one time, today's most important crops are celery, lettuce, sweet corn, and sugar cane. The area is well known for its ornamental and sod farms
In recent years[edit]
Today, the area around Lake Okeechobee is fertile and farming is an important industry. Sugar cane and vegetables are grown.[16]
Migrant farmworkers are an important part of the labor force. Belle Glade received national attention when a 1960 CBS television documentary, Harvest of Shame, graphically depicted the local migrant farmerworkers' daily existence and working conditions.[17][18]
Men and women still gather around 5 a.m. in the same lot you see at the beginning of Harvest of Shame, waiting for buses to take them to the fields. The "loading ramp," as it's called, is a bleak, empty lot, surrounded by some small buildings with bars on the windows and a boarded up storefront.[19]
As of May 2014 the city has plans "to demolish the loading ramp and turn it into a park."[19]
The town is known for its football tradition, and together with nearby Pahokee has "sent at least 60 players to the National Football League".[2]
Geography[edit]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12 km2), of which 4.7 square miles (12 km2) are land and 0.21% is water.
Climate[edit]
| Climate data for Belle Glade, Florida, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1924–2006 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 90 (32) |
92 (33) |
93 (34) |
95 (35) |
99 (37) |
98 (37) |
100 (38) |
99 (37) |
97 (36) |
96 (36) |
91 (33) |
89 (32) |
100 (38) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 75.9 (24.4) |
78.7 (25.9) |
81.7 (27.6) |
86.0 (30.0) |
89.2 (31.8) |
91.1 (32.8) |
92.3 (33.5) |
92.3 (33.5) |
90.8 (32.7) |
87.3 (30.7) |
81.4 (27.4) |
77.9 (25.5) |
85.4 (29.7) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 63.9 (17.7) |
65.9 (18.8) |
69.3 (20.7) |
73.2 (22.9) |
77.5 (25.3) |
80.9 (27.2) |
82.4 (28.0) |
82.5 (28.1) |
81.4 (27.4) |
77.3 (25.2) |
70.8 (21.6) |
66.7 (19.3) |
74.3 (23.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 51.8 (11.0) |
53.1 (11.7) |
56.9 (13.8) |
60.5 (15.8) |
65.9 (18.8) |
70.7 (21.5) |
72.4 (22.4) |
72.7 (22.6) |
72.0 (22.2) |
67.3 (19.6) |
60.1 (15.6) |
55.6 (13.1) |
63.3 (17.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 21 (−6) |
27 (−3) |
27 (−3) |
33 (1) |
44 (7) |
54 (12) |
62 (17) |
61 (16) |
60 (16) |
39 (4) |
32 (0) |
24 (−4) |
21 (−6) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.27 (58) |
1.90 (48) |
3.03 (77) |
2.14 (54) |
4.55 (116) |
9.49 (241) |
7.01 (178) |
8.63 (219) |
7.29 (185) |
4.26 (108) |
2.55 (65) |
2.10 (53) |
55.22 (1,402) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 9.1 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 16.2 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.5 | 11.7 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 135.2 |
| Source 1: NOAA[20] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS2[21] | |||||||||||||
Demographics[edit]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | 926 | — | |
| 1940 | 3,806 | 311.0% | |
| 1950 | 7,219 | 89.7% | |
| 1960 | 11,273 | 56.2% | |
| 1970 | 15,949 | 41.5% | |
| 1980 | 16,535 | 3.7% | |
| 1990 | 16,177 | −2.2% | |
| 2000 | 14,906 | −7.9% | |
| 2010 | 17,467 | 17.2% | |
| 2020 | 16,698 | −4.4% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[22] | |||
2020 census[edit]
| Race | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| White (NH) | 1,091 | 6.53% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 9,432 | 56.49% |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 3 | 0.02% |
| Asian (NH) | 77 | 0.46% |
| Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH) | 3 | 0.02% |
| Some other race (NH) | 31 | 0.19% |
| Two or more races/Multiracial (NH) | 259 | 1.55% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5,802 | 34.75% |
| Total | 16,698 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 16,698 people, 6,324 households, and 4,052 families residing in the city.[24]
2010 census[edit]
| Belle Glade Demographics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Census | Belle Glade | Palm Beach County | Florida |
| Total population | 17,467 | 1,320,134 | 18,801,310 |
| Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | +17.2% | +16.7% | +17.6% |
| Population density | 3,109.0/sq mi | 670.2/sq mi | 350.6/sq mi |
| White or Caucasian (including White Hispanic) | 31.1% | 73.5% | 75.0% |
| (Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian) | 8.8% | 60.1% | 57.9% |
| Black or African-American | 56.3% | 17.3% | 16.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) | 34.2% | 19.0% | 22.5% |
| Asian | 0.5% | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| Native American or Native Alaskan | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.4% |
| Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Two or more races (Multiracial) | 2.0% | 2.3% | 2.5% |
| Some Other Race | 9.7% | 3.9% | 3.6% |
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 17,467 people, 5,832 households, and 3,879 families residing in the city.[25]
2000 census[edit]
In 2000, 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.9% were married couples living together, 22.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.62.
In 2000, the population was spread out, with 33.5% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.6 males.
In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $22,715, and the median income for a family was $26,756. Males had a median income of $26,232 versus $21,410 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,159. About 28.5% of families and 32.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 41.1% of those under age 18 and 21.4% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000, speakers of English as a first language accounted for 61.03% of all residents, while Spanish as a mother tongue consisted of 26.87%, Haitian Creole comprised 11.00%, and French made up 1.07% of the population.[26]
As of 2000, Belle Glade had the tenth highest percentage of Haitian residents in the United States, at 11.50% of the populace.[27] It also had the sixtieth highest percentage of Cuban residents nationally, at 5.98% of the population.[28]
Economy[edit]
The cane sugar mill of the "Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative" (SCGC) is located at Belle Glade. During the crop season the factory employs 550 people.[29]
As of Feb. 2013, the official unemployment rate was about 15%; however, the town's mayor suggested the actual unemployment rate was closer to 40%. The number of jobs available locally dropped as local agriculture shifted from vegetables to sugarcane, a more highly mechanized crop.[13]
The United States Postal Service operates the Belle Glade Post Office.[30]
The Florida Department of Corrections operated the Glades Correctional Institution in an unincorporated area in Palm Beach County near Belle Glade.[31] It was founded in 1932, employed about 350, had a capacity of 918 inmates [31] and was scheduled for closure in December 2011.[32]
Parks and recreation[edit]
The Lake Okeechobee Scenic Trail runs through Belle Glade.
Education[edit]
School District of Palm Beach County operates public schools.
Elementary schools[edit]
- Gove Elementary
- Belle Glade Elementary
- Glade View Elementary
- Pioneer Park Elementary
- Sellew Belle Glade Excel Charter School
Middle schools[edit]
- Lake Shore Middle School
High schools[edit]
Private schools[edit]
College[edit]
- Palm Beach State College – Belle Glade Campus
Notable people[edit]
- Reidel Anthony, former NFL wide receiver, Tampa Bay Buccaneers[33]
- Brad Banks, CFL quarterback, Winnipeg Blue Bombers; 2002 Heisman Trophy first runner-up for the University of Iowa[34]
- Kelvin Benjamin, NFL wide receiver
- Travis Benjamin, NFL wide receiver and punt returner
- Rashaad Duncan, Former NFL Defensive Tackle for Tampa Bay, Buffalo Bills, Washington Redskins
- Jessie Hester, former NFL wide receiver, Los Angeles Raiders, Atlanta Falcons, Indianapolis Colts and Los Angeles/St. Louis Rams[35]
- Santonio Holmes, NFL wide receiver, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets, and Chicago Bears; Super Bowl XLIII MVP[36]
- James Lee, NFL offensive lineman, Tampa Bay Buccaneers[37]
- Barkevious Mingo, NFL linebacker, Arizona Cardinals[38]
- Jimmy Moreland, NFL cornerback, Washington Football Team[39]
- Louis Oliver, former NFL safety, Miami Dolphins and Cincinnati Bengals[40]
- Fred Taylor, former NFL running back, Jacksonville Jaguars[41]
- Deonte Thompson, NFL wide receiver
- Andre Waters, former NFL safety, Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals[42]
- Rhondy Weston, former NFL defensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Cleveland Browns[43]
- ZoneBoy former rapper
- Raw4rmthetrenches (1995-2019) rapper
- Lul swiftTon (1999-2020) rapper
In popular culture[edit]
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In CBS Reports' 1960 program Harvest of Shame, Belle Glade plays a prominent role as a source of migrant agricultural labor.
The final scenes of the crime novel Pretty Little Things by Jilliane Hoffman take place in a sugarcane plantation near Belle Glade.
The high school football culture of Belle Glade is the subject of the non-fiction book, Muck City: Winning and Losing in Football's Forgotten Town by author Bryan Mealer.
The psychedelic pop band of Montreal released a track titled, "Belle Glade Missionaries" on their 2013 album, Lousy with Sylvianbriar.
In Zora Neale Hurston's novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, characters Janie and Tea Cake join other African American migrant workers in picking beans in Belle Glade.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ a b Ovaska, Mark (February 2, 2012). "Muck City. Way Out". The New York Times. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
In Muck City, football is salvation, an escape from the likelihood of prison or early death.
- ^ a b c "Viva Florida 500 - History Happened Here: Belle Glade". Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Palm Beach County Historical Society: Belle Glade". www.pbchistoryonline.org. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
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- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Belle Glade, Florida
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ AEGiS-Miami Herald: PLAGUE BAFFLES TOWN Belle Glades AIDS rate tops in U.S Archived 2012-03-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Ovaska, Mark (February 2, 2012). "Muck City. Way Out". The New York Times. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
- ^ Kleinberg, Eliot (January 2, 2022). "Florida history: German prisoners of war – the enemy in our midst". The Palm Beach Post.
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- ^ Monmaney op cit.
- ^ a b "In Confronting Poverty, 'Harvest Of Shame' Reaped Praise And Criticism". NPR. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Belle Glade, FL". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
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- ^ "Ancestry Map of Haitian Communities". Epodunk.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2007. Retrieved November 12, 2007.
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- ^ press release of SCGC, added 2011-04-24
- ^ "Post Office™ Location - BELLE GLADE Archived 2012-09-02 at the Wayback Machine." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on August 26, 2011.
- ^ a b "Glades Correctional Institution Archived 2011-09-26 at the Wayback Machine." Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 26, 2011.
- ^ Kam, Dara, and Jennifer Sorentrue, "Rep. Bernard: State prisons chief says Glades prison will close Dec. 1", Palm Beach Post, September 21, 2011.
- ^ "Reidel Anthony Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com". databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on May 28, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
High School: Glades Central (Belle Glade, FL)
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- ^ "James Lee Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com". databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
- ^ Frank, Vincent. "Barkevious Mingo: 5 Things You Need to Know About the LSU Linebacker". Bleacher Report. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
- ^ Elman, Jake. "2019 NFL Draft: Royal Palm Beach High's Jimmy Moreland making most of second chance". palmbeachpost.com. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ "Louis Oliver Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com". databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
- ^ "Fred Taylor Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com". databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on May 28, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
High School: Glades Central (Belle Glade, FL)
- ^ "Andre Waters Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com". databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
- ^ "Rhondy Weston Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com". databasefootball.com. Archived from the original on April 20, 2015. Retrieved June 3, 2014.
- Mealer, Bryan (2012). Muck city: winning and losing in football's forgotten town. New York: Crown Archetype. ISBN 9780307888624.
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