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Brown plaque № 61353

Boca Raton, FL, United States

SANBORN SQUARE In the early 1950s, the site directly across from Boca Raton's Old Town Hall, formerly a bus station, sat empty. In 1953, owner of the land Eleanor Sanborn generously allowed the town's annual holiday celebrations to take place there. By 1955, she donated the land to the city in memor

y of her late husband, Boca Raton part time resident Dr. William E. Sanborn, a wealthy Detroit dentist. The small park became the city's town square, hosting numerous gatherings. As the Boca Raton Com

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