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Lake Wales

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Lake Wales

City in central Florida, 16 km/10 mi southeast of Winter Haven; population (1990) 9,700. A popular winter holiday centre set amid small lakes, it has a noted museum and cultural centre. It is the site of Iron Mountain (99 m/325 ft), the highest point on the Florida peninsula.

The mountain is home to Bok Tower Gardens, including the Singing Tower, a marble tower (1929) with a 57-bell carillon. Lake Wales is also a market, processing, and distribution centre for local citrus fruit.



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181 in 20 games at Single-A Vero Beach, where he had asked to play so he could be close to his home in Lake Wales, Fla.
DODGERS NOTEBOOK: GROUP VISITS TROOPS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Staff stationed in Lake Wales, the bull's eye in the center of the state where Hurricanes Charley, Jeanne and Frances crossed, assisted with senior center food supplies and extensive clean-up in surrounding communities.
Florida: state parks shine through hurricane recovery by Mitchell, Matthew / Parks & Recreation
On the evening of November 15, 2002, Alex McKay, 84, was in the side porch of his home in Lake Wales, Florida, when a gas explosion blew the roof off the house.
Bravery under fire by Lee, Robert W. / The New American
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