Because there was already a town called Lucerne in Florida. The new name was in memory of General William Jenkins Worth who was instrumental in ending hostilities with indigenous Indians in 1842. The first school building was put up in 1912. In June of 1913 the charter for The City of Lake Worth was granted by the Florida Legislature. In 1920 the City of Lake Worth had a population of 1,000 In 1930 it grew to 8,000.
Lake Worth is the farthest East point on the Florida coast.
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