Hypoluxo Scrub Natural Area is a area of protected scrub and scrubby flatwood land in

Hypoluxo Hypoluxo is a town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,588 at the 2010 census. As of 2018, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 2,783. Hypoluxo Scrub Natural Area is a protected landscape. Etymolog ...

, Florida. It is located on Hypoluxo Road and

US Route 1 U.S. Route 1 or U.S. Highway 1 (US 1) is a major north–south United States Numbered Highway that serves the East Coast of the United States. It runs from Key West, Florida, north to Fort Kent, Maine, at the Canadian border, making i ...

. The area includes hiking trails and a nature trail. The park includes a multi-level observation tower that provides an overlook of the park as well as a 14-foot

Barefoot Mailman The barefoot mailman is an iconic Florida symbol. It refers to the carriers on the first U.S. Mail route (1885–1892) between Palm Beach and the settlements around Lake Worth on the north, and Miami, Coconut Grove, and Lemon City to the south. ...

statue.. The name Hypoluxo comes from the

Seminole The Seminole are a Native American people who developed in Florida in the 18th century. Today, they live in Oklahoma and Florida, and comprise three federally recognized tribes: the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, an ...

name for what is now known as Lake Worth, roughly translated as "water all 'round—no get out". The lake was later renamed in honor of

Seminole Indian War The Seminole Wars (also known as the Florida Wars) were three related military conflicts in Florida between the United States and the Seminole, citizens of a Native American nation which formed in the region during the early 1700s. Hostilities ...

colonel

William Jenkins Worth William Jenkins Worth (March 1, 1794 – May 7, 1849) was an American officer during the War of 1812, the Second Seminole War, and the Mexican–American War. Early military career Worth was commissioned as a first lieutenant in March 1813, s ...

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Protected areas of Palm Beach County, Florida Nature reserves in Florida {{Florida-protected-area-stub